Occupational skin carcinogens

Occupational skin cancer may manifest when employees are under exposure to one specific carcinogenic substance or more in the workplace. Workplaces often have higher concentrations of carcinogens compared any other setting. The most common causes workplace ultraviolet radiation, ionizing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and arsenic. However, there is only a limited number studies on from occupational exposure. Skin cancers that considered mainly work-related non-melanoma cancers. Their variants basal cell carcinomas, squamous actinic keratosis. Two factors reduced risk carcinogen as follows: better understanding involved industrial processes control use radiation. radiation at dangerous levels remains. Worse still, this not considered. Yet, prevention reduction for requires elimination contact all present with employees’ skin. Additionally, encourage facilitate early recognition management premalignant malignant lesions, training should be given those working risk, periodic examinations performed.