Occupational lung cancer surveillance in South Korea, 2006-2009
| Autor: | Jai Dong Moon, Soo Geun Kim, Inah Kim, Hwan-Cheol Kim, Sang Baek Koh, Jung Il Kim, Jong Uk Won, Suk Joong Yong, Dae Hwan Kim, Dongmug Kang, Jeong Seon Ryu, Yun-Chul Hong, Jungwon Kim, Young-Chul Kim, Jae Yong Park, Eui Cheol Lee, Hyoung Ryoul Kim, Jong Han Leem |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Occupational cancer
medicine.disease_cause Occupational disease burden Asbestos Environmental health medicine Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Lung cancer Carcinogen Chemical Health and Safety Lung Surveillance Time trends business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health lcsh:RA1-1270 respiratory system medicine.disease University hospital respiratory tract diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Original Article business Safety Research |
| Zdroj: | Safety and Health at Work Safety and Health at Work, Vol 1, Iss 2, Pp 134-139 (2010) |
| ISSN: | 2093-7997 |
| Popis: | Objectives: The lung cancer mortality in Korea has increased remarkably during the last 20 years, and has been the first leading cause of cancer-related deaths since 2000. The aim of the current study was to examine the time trends of occupational lung cancer and carcinogens exposure during the period 2006-2009 in South Korea, by assessing the proportion of occupational burden. Methods: We defined occupational lung cancer for surveillance, and developed a reporting protocol and reporting website for the surveillance of occupational lung cancer. The study patients were chosen from 9 participating university hospitals in the following 7 areas: Seoul, Incheon, Wonju, Daejeon, Daegu, Busan, and Gwangju. Results: The combined proportion of definite and probable occupational lung cancer among all lung cancers investigated in this study was 10.0%, 8.6%, 10.7%, and 15.8% in the years 2006 to 2009, respectively, with an average of 11.7% over the four-year study period. The main carcinogens were asbestos, crystalline silica, radon, polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), diesel exhaust particles, chromium, and nickel. Conclusion: We estimated that about 11.7% of the incident lung cancer was preventable. This reveals the potential to considerably reduce lung cancer by intervention in occupational fields. |
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