world cancer report - iarc
world cancer report - iarc
world cancer report - iarc
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Industry, occupation Cancer site/<strong>cancer</strong><br />
(suspected <strong>cancer</strong> sites<br />
in parentheses)<br />
IARC Group 1<br />
Aluminium production Lung, bladder<br />
Auramine, manufacture of Bladder<br />
Boot and shoe manufacture and repair Nasal cavity, leukaemia<br />
Coal gasification Skin, lung, bladder<br />
Coke production Skin, lung, kidney<br />
Furniture and cabinet making Nasal cavity<br />
Haematite mining (underground) with exposure Lung<br />
to radon<br />
Iron and steel founding Lung<br />
Isopropanol manufacture (strong-acid process) Nasal cavity<br />
Magenta, manufacture of Bladder<br />
Painter (mainly in the construction industry) Lung<br />
Rubber industry (certain occupations) Bladder, leukaemia<br />
IARC Group 2A<br />
Art glass, glass containers and pressed ware (Lung, stomach)<br />
(manufacture of)<br />
Hairdresser or barber (occupational exposure as a) (Bladder, lung)<br />
Non-arsenical insecticides (occupational exposures (Lung, myeloma)<br />
in spraying and application of)<br />
Petroleum refining (occupational exposures in) (Leukaemia, skin)<br />
IARC Group 2B<br />
Carpentry and joinery (Nasal cavity)<br />
Dry cleaning (occupational exposures in) (Bladder, oesophagus)<br />
Textile manufacturing industry (work in) (Nasal cavity, bladder)<br />
Table 2.9 Industries and occupations classified as carcinogenic to humans (IARC Group 1), probably carcinogenic<br />
to humans (IARC Group 2A) or possibly carcinogenic to humans (IARC Group 2B).<br />
workers were exposed to more than one<br />
such agent. Nonetheless, benzidinebased<br />
dyes and 4,4’-methylenebis<br />
(2-chloroaniline) (known as MOCA, a<br />
curing agent for plastics) are implicated.<br />
The manufacture of auramine has been<br />
shown to cause bladder <strong>cancer</strong>, but the<br />
causative agent is not known.<br />
Benzene<br />
Occupational exposure to benzene may<br />
occur in the chemical and petroleum<br />
industries; it is used as a solvent and intermediate.<br />
The compound is known to cause<br />
leukaemia, most relevant studies implicating<br />
non-lymphocytic leukaemia, and myelogenous<br />
leukaemia in particular [6].<br />
36 The causes of <strong>cancer</strong><br />
Asbestos and other fibres<br />
Cancer caused by inhalation of asbestos<br />
dust has been recognized since the<br />
1950s. All forms of asbestos, including<br />
chrysotile and the amphibole, crocidolite,<br />
cause lung <strong>cancer</strong> and mesothelioma,<br />
an otherwise rare tumour derived<br />
from the lining of the peritoneum, pericardium<br />
or pleura. Apart from asbestos<br />
miners, those exposed include construction,<br />
demolition, shipbuilding, insulation<br />
and brake workers. Fibre size is a crucial<br />
factor determining the carcinogenicity of<br />
asbestos. Evidence suggests that insulation<br />
glass wool, rock wool and slag wool,<br />
which are used as replacements for<br />
asbestos in some applications, do not<br />
cause increased risk of lung <strong>cancer</strong> or<br />
mesothelioma, although ceramic fibres<br />
and certain special-purpose glass wools<br />
are possible carcinogens [7].<br />
Metals<br />
Cancer of the lung can be caused by<br />
exposure to inorganic arsenic in mining<br />
and copper smelting. An increased incidence<br />
of lung <strong>cancer</strong> has also been<br />
recorded among workers in chromateproducing<br />
industries and among chromium<br />
platers and chromium alloy workers.<br />
Increased risk is predominantly associated<br />
with hexavalent chromium compounds.<br />
Nickel refining carries a carcinogenic<br />
risk in processes involving<br />
nickel (sub)sulfides, oxides and soluble<br />
nickel salts.<br />
Coal tar, coal gas production and iron<br />
founding<br />
Coal tar pitches and coal tar vapour are<br />
encountered in a variety of occupations<br />
including coke production, coal gasification<br />
and roofing. These mixtures produce<br />
<strong>cancer</strong>s of the skin and at other<br />
sites including the urinary and respiratory<br />
systems. Work in iron and steel founding<br />
is also associated with an elevated<br />
risk of lung <strong>cancer</strong>; in addition to coalrelated<br />
emissions, such work may<br />
involve exposure to silica, metal fumes<br />
and formaldehyde.<br />
Wood work<br />
Nasal adenocarcinomas are caused by<br />
exposures in the furniture- and cabinetmaking<br />
industry, mainly among people<br />
exposed to wood dust.<br />
Painting<br />
Approximately 200,000 workers <strong>world</strong>wide<br />
are employed in paint manufacture,<br />
and several million are believed to work<br />
as painters, including in specialist painting<br />
such as in vehicle production and<br />
repair. Painters are exposed to hydrocarbon<br />
and chlorinated solvents, dyes, polyesters,<br />
phenol-formaldehyde and<br />
polyurethane resins. A 40% excess risk of<br />
lung <strong>cancer</strong> has been consistently<br />
recorded, and cannot be explained by<br />
smoking alone.