Cervical cancer related to occupational risk factors: review
Arthur Brito-Marcelino1, Rodrigo Japur Duarte-Tavares2, Katienne Brito Marcelino3
1Emergency Hospital of Sergipe - Aracaju (SE), Brazil. Emergency Hospital of Sergipe Brazil.
Background:
Occupational risk factors are associated with many types of neoplasms including cervical cancer.
Objective:
To review the specialized literature for evidence on the relationship between cervical cancer and exposure to occupational hazards.
Methods:
Literature search in electronic databases using keywords cervical cancer and occupational risk.
Results:
Workers occupationally exposed to tobacco, fungi or bacteria, metalworking fluids and tetrachloroethylene used in dry cleaning and for metal degreasing exhibited higher susceptibility to cervical cancer.
Conclusion:
Few studies sought to investigate relationships between cervical cancer and occupational hazards, which hinders the attempts at establishing a causal link.
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