ArticleBritish journal of cancer2017
Prioritising action on occupational carcinogens in Europe: a socioeconomic and health impact assessment.
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- Interventions to Reduce Exposures in the Workplace: A Systematic Review of Intervention Studies Over Six Decades, 1960-2019.Frontiers in public health · 2020Pooled it
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- The efficiency of antineoplastic drug contamination removal by widely used disinfectants-laboratory and hospital studies.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2021Article
- Public awareness of environmental risk factors of cancer and attitude towards its prevention among the Lebanese general population.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2021Article
- Lung Cancer Occurrence-Correlation with Serum Chromium Levels and Genotypes.Biological trace element research · 2021Article
- Crystalline silica particles cause rapid NLRP3-dependent mitochondrial depolarization and DNA damage in airway epithelial cells.Particle and fibre toxicology · 2020Article
- Assessing the Knowledge of Environmental Risk Factors for Cancer among the UAE Population: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The Effect of Hexavalent Chromium on the Incidence and Mortality of Human Cancers: A Meta-Analysis Based on Published Epidemiological Cohort Studies.Frontiers in oncology · 2019Article
- New and emerging risks of chemical carcinogens: detection and prevention.Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) · 2018Article
- Current and new challenges in occupational lung diseases.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2017Review
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Abstract
backgroundWork-related cancer is an important public health issue with a large financial impact on society. The key European legislative instrument is the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive (2004/37/EC). In preparation for updating the Directive, the European Commission commissioned a study to provide a socioeconomic, health and environmental impact assessment.
methodsThe evaluation was undertaken for 25 preselected hazardous substances or mixtures. Estimates were made of the number of cases of cancer attributable to workplace exposure, both currently and in the future, with and without any regulatory interventions, and these data were used to estimate the financial health costs and benefits.
resultsIt was estimated that if no action is taken there will be >700 000 attributable cancer deaths over the next 60 years for the substances assessed. However, there are only seven substances where the data suggest a clear benefit in terms of avoided cancer cases from introducing a binding limit at the levels considered. Overall, the costs of the proposed interventions were very high (up to [euro ]34 000 million) and the associated monetised health benefits were mostly less than the compliance costs.
conclusionsThe strongest cases for the introduction of a limit value are for: respirable crystalline silica, hexavalent chromium, and hardwood dust.
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