To estimate the current burden of cancer in Grat Britain, attributable fractions and numbers were estimated for mortality and incidence for sex type of cancer: bladder, lung, non-melanoma skin, and sinonasal cancers, leukaemia and mesothelioma.
It turned out that 4.9% of cancer deaths (men 8%; women 1.5%) were attributable to work-related carcinogens for these six cancers.
Asbestos contributed over half [...]
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To estimate the current burden of cancer in Grat Britain, attributable fractions and numbers were estimated for mortality and incidence for sex type of cancer: bladder, lung, non-melanoma skin, and sinonasal cancers, leukaemia and mesothelioma.
It turned out that 4.9% of cancer deaths (men 8%; women 1.5%) were attributable to work-related carcinogens for these six cancers.
Asbestos contributed over half [...]
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