Millions of Canadians exposed to cancer-causing agents at work

COS Magazine – Cancer is a leading cause of illness and death among many types of workers. Fortunately, research is constantly extending the body of knowledge for carcinogenic agents.

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Radon Risk: A Global Estimate of Radon’s Contribution to Lung Cancer

EHP – According to new estimates published in Environmental Health Perspectives, radon exposure itself may be responsible for 14-17% of lung cancer cases and 3% of all cancer mortality in the 66 countries for which national data on radon exposure are available.

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World Cancer Day 2019 and the new Prevent Occupational Disease website

OCRC – To coincide with World Cancer Day, Ontario’s Occupational Disease Action Plan (in partnership with the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety) is launching a website devoted to the prevention of occupational disease.

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The CAREX Canada team offers two regular newsletters: the biannual e-Bulletin summarizing information on upcoming webinars, new publications, and updates to estimates and tools; and the monthly Carcinogens in the News, a digest of media articles, government reports, and academic literature related to the carcinogens we’ve classified as important for surveillance in Canada. Sign up for one or both of these newsletters below.

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Vancouver, C.-B. V6B 5K3
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