Open AccessOccupational risk of bladder cancer among Iranian male workers
Author(s) -
Omid Aminian,
Amin Saburi,
H Mohseni,
Hamed Akbari,
Farzaneh Chavoshi,
Hesam Akbari
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7796.130643
Subject(s) - medicine , bladder cancer , urinary bladder cancer , environmental health , cancer , occupational exposure , occupational cancer , population , gynecology
Approximately 5-10% of human cancers are thought to be caused by occupational exposure to carcinogens. Compare to other cancers, bladder cancer is most strongly linked to occupational exposure to chemical toxins. This study has been performed to understand which occupations and exposures are related to bladder cancer in Iran.