Background Studies in other countries have generally found approximately 4% of current
cancers to be attributable to past occupational exposures. This study aimed to estimate the
future burden of cancer resulting from current occupational exposures in Australia. Methods
The future excess fraction method was used to estimate the future burden of occupational
cancer (2012–2094) among the proportion of the Australian working population who were
exposed to occupational carcinogens in 2012. Calculations were conducted for 19 cancer …