Semi-Quantitative Exposure Assessment of Occupational Exposure to Wood Dust and Nasopharyngeal Cancer Risk

Occupational exposures and risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in a high‐risk area: A population‐based case‐control study

“…4,7 In addition, previous studies suggest that risk factors, as well as underlying carcinogenetic mechanisms, may vary among different histologic types of NPC. [8][9][10][11] Occupational exposure as a potential NPC risk factor has been examined by numerous epidemiologic studies; however the link, if any, is still poorly understood, and mixed findings have been reported in prior studies 1 due in part to various methodologic limitations. More important, most of the prior evidence comes from studies that were conducted in low-incidence regions, [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] although some studies have been conducted in areas with higher NPC incidence.…”

“…More important, most of the prior evidence comes from studies that were conducted in low-incidence regions, [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] although some studies have been conducted in areas with higher NPC incidence. 11,[30][31][32][33][34][35][36] Therefore, a gap remains in our understanding of the role of occupational exposures in the development of NPC, particularly in high-incidence areas. Furthermore, NPC is still responsible for a heavy disease burden in endemic areas, and clarifying the role of modifiable occupational exposures in NPC development might offer tangible preventive strategies.…”

“…However, the dramatic difference in the incidence among populations and geographic areas strongly suggests the involvement of genetic and environmental factors in NPC development 4,7 . In addition, previous studies suggest that risk factors, as well as underlying carcinogenetic mechanisms, may vary among different histologic types of NPC 8‐11 …”

Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) Risk Factors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Association with Lifestyle, Diets, Socioeconomic and Sociodemographic in Asian Region

“…Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is more common in Asian than in non-Asian countries. In 2012, 86,691 cases (60,896 in males and 25,795 in females) of NPC and 50,831 NPC-related deaths (35,753 in males and as consumption of preserved foods with NPC risk (Polesel et al, 2013;Lakhanpal et al, 2014;Ekpanyaskul et al, 2015;He et al, 2015;Lourembam et al, 2015;Xie et al, 2015;Ren et al, 2017;Yong et al, 2017). However, results across various studies have not been entirely consistent.…”

Occupational cancers management, via telehealth opportunities

“…4 Occupational cancer is occurred due to exposure to many environmental and occupational factors including biological, chemical and physical carcinogens. [5][6][7][8] Statistics show that 19% of all cancers are related to environmental factors such as work setting resulting in 1.3 million deaths each year; and 3-6% of all cancers in the world are occurred due to exposures to carcinogens in the workplace that is significant part of all cancers. [9][10][11] In order to achieve the WHO objectives, by 2025, applying health system in occupational cancer management is inevitable.…”