Most common occupational cancer in India is Skin Cancer

Question 51

Most common occupational cancer in India is

a.       Skin Cancer

b.      Lung Cancer

c.       Bladder Cancer

d.      Brain Cancer

Answer

a. Skin Cancer

Reference

Park 18th Edition Page 611

Indian Journal of Industrial medicine 13-45 BHansali KN (1967)

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Park

Quality

Reader

Status

New

Discussion

Statistics now show that nearly 75 percent of occupational cancers are Skin cancers

Explanation

Self Explanatory

Comments

Beware that the “Now” was 40 years ago.

Tips

The English surgeon Percivall Pott (1714-1788) was the first to establish a causal link between cancer and exposure to a substance in the environment. In 1775 he described the occurrence of cancer of the scrotum in a number of his male patients, whose common history included employment as chimney sweeps when they were young. He related the malignancy to the occupation, and concluded that their prolonged exposure to soot was the cause. Pott's description of this disease, and his concern for the plight of these "chimneyboys," sparked a series of reports by other authors and brought to light a disgrace which took another hundred years to eliminate in England. Pott may legitimately be seen as a precursor to the modern investigators who seek to prevent occupational exposure to hazardous substances.