Objectives To estimate the numbers of workers exposed to known and suspected
occupational carcinogens in Canada, building on the methods of CARcinogen EXposure …

Exposure to occupational carcinogens is often overlooked as a contributor to the burden of
cancer. To estimate the proportion of cancer cases attributable to occupational exposure in …

Background and objectives Although past studies of workplace exposures have contributed
greatly to our understanding of carcinogens, significant knowledge gaps still exist with …

Introduction: This paper describes the available exposure information for carcinogens in
Great Britain and discusses some of the issues involved in using such data to inform an …

OBJECTIVES To construct a computer assisted information system for the estimation of the
numbers of workers exposed to established and suspected human carcinogens in the …

CAREX is an international information system on occupational exposure to known and
suspected carcinogens. The CAREX (CARcinogen EXposure) database, constructed with …

The recognition of occupational carcinogens is important for primary prevention,
compensation and surveillance of exposed workers, as well as identifying causes of cancer …

Objective: The aim of this study was to introduce the Canadian job-exposure matrix
(CANJEM). Methods: Four large case–control studies of cancer were conducted in Montreal …

Objectives The contribution of occupational exposures to the cancer burden can be
estimated using population-attributable fractions, which is of great importance for policy …

In this issue of the journal (see p 789), Rushton and colleagues1 report the first detailed
estimate of the burden of occupational cancer in the UK. Estimates for all but leukaemia are …