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Journal article
Priorities for development of research methods in occupational cancer
Environmental health perspectives, v 111(1), pp 1-12
01 Jan 2003
PMID: 12524210
Featured in Collection : UN Sustainable Development Goals @ Drexel
Abstract
Occupational cancer research methods was identified in 1996 as 1 of 21 priority research areas in the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA). To implement NORA, teams of experts from various sectors were formed and given the charge to further define research needs and develop strategies to enhance or augment research in each priority area. This article is a product of that process. Focus on occupational cancer research methods is important both because occupational factors play a significant role in a number of cancers, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality, and also because occupational cohorts (because of higher exposure levels) often provide unique opportunities to evaluate health effects of environmental toxicants and understand the carcinogenic process in humans. Despite an explosion of new methods for cancer research in general, these have not been widely applied to occupational cancer research. In this article we identify needs and gaps in occupational cancer research methods in four broad areas: identification of occupational carcinogens, design of epidemiologic studies, risk assessment, and primary and secondary prevention. Progress in occupational cancer will require interdisciplinary research involving epidemiologists, industrial hygienists, toxicologists, and molecular biologists.
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- Title
- Priorities for development of research methods in occupational cancer
- Creators
- Elizabeth M Ward - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthPaul A Schulte - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthSteve Bayard - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthAaron Blair - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthPaul Brandt-Rauf - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthMary Ann Butler - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthDavid Dankovic - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthAnn F Hubbs - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthCarol Jones - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthMyra Karstadt - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthGregory L Kedderis - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthRonald Melnick - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthCarrie A Redlich - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthNathaniel Rothman - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthRussell E Savage - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthMichael Sprinker - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthMark Toraason - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthAinsley Weston - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthAndrew F Olshan - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthPatricia Stewart - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthSheila Hoar Zahm - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthNational Occupational Research Agenda Team
- Publication Details
- Environmental health perspectives, v 111(1), pp 1-12
- Number of pages
- 12
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Accelerated Career Entry Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN); School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000180807600020
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0038002637
- Other Identifier
- 991019323668504721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Environmental Sciences
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
- Toxicology