1. Occupational cancer in Britain.
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Bevan, Ruth, Young, Charlotte, Holmes, Phillip, Fortunato, Lea, Slack, Rebecca, and Rushton, Lesley
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OCCUPATIONAL diseases ,LIVER cancer ,CANCER risk factors ,ESOPHAGUS diseases ,CARCINOGENS -- Risk factors ,ASBESTOS & health ,DISEASE risk factors - Abstract
The article discusses the occupational cancers in Great Britain which includes liver, esophagus and stomach. It states that these cancers arise due to exposure to carcinogenic agents including asbestos, mineral oils, solar radiation and silica. It is estimated that mortality due to occupational disease in Great Britain accounts to four percents.
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- 2012
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