Rising bladder cancer rates blamed on occupational carcinogens

Occupational workplace dangers of bladder cancer continue to swell despite improvements in risk knowledge and materials

Occupational exposure to carcinogens is to blame for the rising rates of bladder cancer in workers. The overall risk of bladder cancer mortality is greater for men than for women, while the incidence seems to be increasing faster in women than in men according to the Oct. 8 JAMA Oncology, Contemporary Occupational Carcinogen Exposure and Bladder Cancer, an online report.

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