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Occupational cancer in Spain.

C A González1, A Agudo

  • 1Institute of Epidemiological and Clinical Research, Barcelona, Spain. gonzalez@csm.scs.es

Environmental Health Perspectives
|June 3, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Occupational cancer in Spain affects 25.4% of workers exposed to carcinogens like silica and diesel exhaust. While some cancer rates are low, others are increasing, necessitating better exposure assessment and control.

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational health
  • Environmental epidemiology
  • Cancer research

Background:

  • Knowledge of occupational cancer in Spain is limited.
  • Workplace environments have improved but historically suffered from poor conditions and inadequate safety measures.
  • An estimated 25.4% of Spanish workers (3,083,479) are exposed to carcinogens.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the prevalence and impact of occupational carcinogen exposure in Spain.
  • To identify common occupational exposures and their associated cancer risks.
  • To highlight challenges in occupational cancer research and suggest improvements.

Main Methods:

  • Estimation of worker exposure to various carcinogens based on available data.
  • Analysis of cancer incidence rates in Spain compared to European countries.
  • Identification of common occupational exposures including solar radiation, tobacco smoke, silica, and diesel exhaust.

Main Results:

  • Significant numbers of workers exposed to silica crystalline (404,729), diesel engine exhaust (274,321), and other agents.
  • Occupational exposure accounts for 4% of total cancer deaths (6% in men, 0.9% in women).
  • Spain has low lung cancer and leukemia incidence but high rates of urinary bladder and larynx cancer, with increasing trends.

Conclusions:

  • Data limitations, particularly with death certificates and occupational information, hinder accurate assessment of occupational cancer in Spain.
  • Improved exposure assessment methods, including expert hygienists and biomarkers, are crucial.
  • Reducing cancer incidence requires limiting or avoiding exposure to known occupational carcinogens.

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