The future excess fraction of occupational cancer among those exposed to carcinogens at work in Australia in 2012

Conclusions A significant proportion of future cancers will result from occupational exposures. This estimate is lower than previous estimates in the literature; however, our estimate is not directly comparable to past estimates of the occupational cancer burden because they describe different quantities – future cancers in currently exposed versus current cancers due to past exposures. The results of this study allow us to determine which current occupational exposures are most important, and where to target exposure prevention.
Source: Cancer Epidemiology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research