Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: Despite controversies about the accuracy of quantitative estimates there seems to be a broad consensus that occupational cancer ‘tends to be concentrated among relatively small groups of people among whom the risk of developing the disease may be quite large, and such risks can usually be reduced or even eliminated, once they have been identified. The detection of occupational hazards should therefore have a higher priority in any programme of cancer prevention than their proportional importance might suggest ( Doll and Peto, 1981 ). Moreover, low risk experienced by large numbers of workers exposed at low levels can also contribute substantially to an overall burden of cancer.
Source: British Journal of Cancer
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2012.135
Author: Kurt Straif
Institution: Centre international de recherche sur le cancer
Language: English
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $5,190
OpenAlex ID: W2005579406