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ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2016

But other than mesothelioma? An estimate of the proportion of work-related cancers in Quebec.

F Labrèche, P Duguay, A Boucher, R Arcand

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Article in Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

F LabrècheChemical and Biological Hazards Prevention, Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (irsst), Montreal, QC;; Departments of Environmental and Occupational Health and of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC;
P DuguayScientific Division, irsst , Montreal, QC;
A BoucherScientific Division, irsst , Montreal, QC;
R ArcandOccupational Health Unit, Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Montreal, QC.
CIS Scientific · CAInstitut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail · CAInstitut National de Santé Publique du Québec · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMore than 30 exposures in the workplace are proven carcinogens. In the present study, we aimed to estimate the burden of occupational cancer in Quebec so as to increase awareness among stakeholders and to prioritize research activities.

methodsWork-attributable fractions-that is, the proportions of cancers attributable to work-as published in Finland and the United Kingdom were applied to Quebec 2002-2006 cancer incidence and mortality data to estimate the number of work-related cases for 28 cancer sites.

resultsOverall, 6.0% of incident cancers (men: 9.1%; women: 2.7%) and 7.6% of cancer deaths (men: 11.8%; women: 2.8%) could be attributable to work, resulting annually in an average of 2160 new cancer diagnoses and 1190 cancer deaths in Quebec. Incident cancers of the lung, prostate, skin, bladder, and (female) breast were the most numerous; cancer sites resulting in more deaths were lung, (female) breast, and pleura. During the same period, compensation statistics reported annual averages of 94.3 incident cancers and 61.9 cancer deaths, mostly involving mesothelioma (64% of compensated incident cancers) and lung cancer (30% of compensated incident cancers).

conclusionsIncreased recognition of workplace cancers by all stakeholders, from workers and employers to treating physicians, will foster appropriate preventive measures for safer workplaces.

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attributable fractioncompensation statisticsresearch prioritiesWork-related cancers

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