breast cancer: an occupational disease

Breast cancer: an occupational disease.

B reast cancer has just been considered as an occupational disease in Denmark. Recent published studies showed that working on rotating night shifts was associated with a higher incidence of subsequent breast cancer among the female nurses and fl ight crews. 5,6 Many factors have association with the development of breast cancer. Some of these risk factors cannot be changed; those included age,...

echinococcosis: an occupational disease

hydatidosis is a common infestation caused by echinococcus spp. solitary hydatid cyst of the lung is not uncommon but coexistence of two or more pulmonary cysts are less common. these cysts may drain into the bronchial tree or very rarely into the pleural cavity which causes a poor outcome. certain people such as slaughters, tanners, stockbreeders, shepherds, butchers, veterinarians and all who...

Postmenopausal breast cancer and occupational exposures.

OBJECTIVE To determine whether exposures in the workplace to organic solvents and to other agents, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, are associated with increased risks of developing postmenopausal breast cancer. METHODS Between 1996 and 1997 a case-control study was conducted in Montreal, Quebec. Cases comprised 556 women, aged 50-75 years, with incident malignant breast cancer, and ...

Elucidating an uncommon disease: inflammatory breast cancer.

Is testicular cancer an occupational disease of fire fighters?

BACKGROUND A previous investigation showed an increased risk of testicular cancer among fire fighters in Wellington City, New Zealand, during the 1980s. Other studies of fire fighters had not identified testicular cancer as an occupational disease. METHODS This was an historical cohort study of mortality and cancer incidence in all paid New Zealand fire fighters, from 1977 to 1995. RESULTS ...

Unmet Care Needs in Breast Cancer Survivors: An Integrative review

Abstract Introduction: Understanding the unmet care needs of breast cancer survivors is one of the important aspects in healthcare delivery. Objective: This study aimed to identify the unmet needs of breast cancer survivors. Materials & Methods: This Integrative review search of evidence‐based research from five electronic databases (Web of Science, PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus and Google ...