Occupation and cancer in Britain

Occupation and prostate cancer.

The descriptive epidemiology of prostate cancer, including international comparisons of incidence, temporal trends, social class gradients, and migrant studies, suggests that incidence varies greatly and that exogenous factors may play an important etiologic role (1, 2). Despite attempts to investigate the roles of several classes of exogenous agents, there are still no definitely recognized ex...

Occupation and Cancer

Occupational cancer is malignant neoplasm caused by exposures to carcinogenic agents at workplace. It is estimated that one out of every three people will subsequently develop cancer during their lifetime in industrialized countries. Undeveloped countries are also at increasing risk due to transfer of hazardous industries. An occupational cancer does not differ either pathologically or clinical...

Cancer survival in Britain

Editor—I strongly endorse Sikora’s claim that poor rates of survival from cancer in the United Kingdom reflect a lack of NHS resources. Increasing the number of specialist oncologists will not, however, make up for the massive shortfall in funds required to provide these oncologists with the essential tools of their trade. Recent review of the budgetary allocation to Addenbrooke’s Oncology Cent...

Occupation, smoking, and lung cancer.

Biliary tract cancer and occupation in Sweden.

Using the Cancer-Environment Registry, which links the incidence of cancer (1961-79) and the 1960 census data on industry and occupation for all employed individuals in Sweden, the occurrence of biliary tract cancer (ICD 7th rev 155.1-.9) was systematically assessed according to occupational and industrial classifications. Data are presented separately for cancer of the gall bladder (ICD 155.1)...