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Estimating the contribution of occupational solar ultraviolet exposure to skin cancer
Description: The objective of this study is to assess occupational solar ultraviolet (UV) doses and their contribution to skin cancer risk. Exposure to UV radiation is the main causative factor for skin cancer. Outdoor workers are at particular risk because they spend long working hours outside, may have little shade available and are bound to take their lunch at their workplace. Despite epidemiological evidence of a doubling in risk of squamous cell carcinoma in outdoor workers, the recognition of skin cancer as an occupational disease remains scarce. [Source: British Journal of Dermatology]
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjd.12604
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Source: British Journal of Dermatology
Publish Date: 1/1/2014
Reading Level: Expert
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