The Occupational Risk Factors of Prostate Cancer: A narrative Review
Journal Title: Archives of Occupational Health - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
Occupational cancers account for a major part of cancers. So far, various occupational factors have been recognized as a risk factor involved in the development of different occupational cancers. Prostate cancer is one of the cancers on which various studies have been carried out to examine the role of occupational exposures. The studies have introduced numerous occupational factors and jobs regarding this cancer. The results of studies in this regard have some contradictions. In this short review, occupational risk factors in the development of occupational cancers have been studied. The focus of this study is mainly on the factors, while occupations have not been examined in depth.
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Mehrdad Mostaghaci, Saleh Nasiri, Aezam Tavangarian
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