US cancer mortality rates among working-age adults vary substantially by sex, occupation, and cancer site, suggesting workplace-related exposures beyond carcinogens. These findings highlight the need to study how working conditions, structural inequities, and health-care access influence cancer mortality risk by occupation.
[Articles] Cancer mortality rates by detailed occupation among US working-age adults between 2020 and 2023: a population-based study
The Lancet Oncology | | Jacob D Lesinski, Jingbo Yi, Elizabeth Ghias, James L Fisher, Marissa G Baker, Adana A M Llanos, Charles R Rogers, Arbor J L Quist, Ashley S Felix, Electra D Paskett, Mohamed I Elsaid, David Richardson, Anjum Hajat, Debasish Sundi, Ann-Kathrin Eisfeld, Ashley E Rosko, Timothy M Pawlik, Samilia Obeng-Gyasi, Zobeida Cruz-Monserrate, William E Carson, Marisa Bittoni, Jesse J Plascak
Topics: blood-cancer, cervical-cancer, research