| Disease/Syndrome |
Skin cancer |
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| Category |
Cancer, Occupational |
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| Acute/Chronic |
Chronic |
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| Synonyms |
Non-melanoma skin cancers; Keratinocyte carcinomas (basal and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin); Skin cancer of the scrotum (scrotal cancer); |
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| Biomedical References |
Search PubMed |
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| Comments |
The major risk for outdoor workers is exposure to ultraviolet light. Other agents carcinogenic to the skin include: PAHs (coal tar, shale oil, or mineral oils); arsenic (pesticide manufacturing; sheep dip; copper, lead or zinc smelting); and ionizing radiation (radiologists); [LaDou, p. 254-7] Arsenic exposure is associated with an increased risk of basal cell cancer after a long latency. Sun exposure increases risk for basal cell cancer, squamous cell cancer, and melanoma. [Adami, p. 290-1] Chronic arsenic poisoning causes keratoses of palms and soles, patchy hyperpigmentation, and skin cancer (squamous and basal cell). [LaDou, p. 261, 434, 302] The evidence is strong for associations between the following agents or processes and occupational skin cancer: arsenic and compounds; coal tars and pitches; coal gasification; coke production; dibenz[a,h]anthracene; mineral oils, untreated and mildly treated; shale oils or shale-derived lubricants; solar radiation; and soots. [Siemiatycki, p. 334] Studies of ionizing radiation and skin cancer have found "meaningful associations" for Japanese A-bomb survivors, tinea capitis patients treated with radiation, and radiologists working in earlier decades. [Boice, p. 260] |
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| Latency/Incubation |
Years |
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| Diagnostic |
Biopsy |
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| ICD-9 Code |
173.9 |
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| Reference Link |
Skin, Non-Melanoma : BC Cancer Agency |
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| Related Information in Haz-Map |
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| Agents |
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