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  • Occupational Health
  • Environmental Health
  • Cancer Epidemiology

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  • Standardized methods for selecting priority occupational carcinogens are lacking.
  • Effective cancer prevention requires identifying and prioritizing carcinogens in the workplace.
  • CAREX Canada aimed to establish priorities for occupational cancer prevention in 2015.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the methodology used by CAREX Canada for prioritizing occupational carcinogens.
  • To focus on exposure estimation and the development of descriptive profiles for carcinogens.
  • To provide a framework for occupational cancer prevention strategies.

Main Methods:

  • An expert assessment process utilized four criteria: workplace presence/use, carcinogen toxicity, profile/estimate feasibility, and public/scientific interest.
  • Carcinogens were ranked as high, medium, or low priority based on defined conditions.
  • Stakeholder input was integrated, and priorities were set separately for profile creation and exposure estimation.

Main Results:

  • A total of 246 agents were evaluated for the occupational priorities list.
  • 103 carcinogens were prioritized for profile generation (11 high, 33 medium, 59 low).
  • 36 carcinogens were prioritized for occupational exposure estimation (13 high, 17 medium, 6 low).

Conclusions:

  • Prioritizing occupational carcinogens is crucial for research, resource allocation, and burden assessment.
  • The CAREX Canada methodology offers a potential model for other countries and jurisdictions.
  • Implementing such prioritization aids in planning and executing occupational cancer prevention initiatives.