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Workplace cancers cause 200000 deaths every year: WHO... "The tragedy of occupational cancer resulting from asbestos, benzene and other carcinogens is that it takes so long for science to be translated into protective action," said Dr. Maria Neira, WHO director of public health and environment. "In the interests of protecting our health, we must adopt an approach rooted in primary prevention, that is to make workplaces free from carcinogenic risks," he said. To protect workers from occupational cancer, the WHO urged governments and industry to ensure that workplaces are equipped with adequate measures to meet health and safety standards and that they be free from dangerous pollutants. Source: Xinhua Comment on the story Tell a friend Print friendly format Save this Recommendation - Text Version - RSS Feeds - China Forum - Newsletter - People's Comment - Most Popular Related News Dic Versions: Copyright by People's Daily Onl... Workplace cancers cause 200000 deaths every year... "The tragedy of occupational cancer resulting from asbestos, benzene and other carcinogens is that it takes so long for science to be translated into protective action," said Dr. Maria Neira, WHO director of public health and environment. "In the interests of protecting our health, we must adopt an approach rooted in primary prevention, that is to make workplaces free from carcinogenic risks," he said. To protect workers from occupational cancer, the WHO urged governments and industry to ensure that workplaces are equipped with adequate measures to meet health and safety standards and that they be free from dangerous pollutants. Editor: Luan Shanglin Tools:PrintMost Popular Related Stories New prostate cancer test of 94% accuracy coming Cancer drug foun... Workplace-related cancers kill 200000 a year, WHO says... "Known and preventable exposures are clearly responsible for hundreds of thousands of excess cancer cases each year." About 125 million people worldwide are exposed to asbestos at work and at least 90,000 people die each year from asbestos-related diseases, according to WHO. In Canada, 1,097 workplace deaths were recorded in 2005, up from 928 deaths the previous year, according to the Association of Workers' Compensation Boards of Canada. Asbestos-related deaths accounted for almost a third of all workplace fatalities, the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety said. Prevention steps Worldwide, WHO said, thousands die from leukemia caused by exposure to benzene, an organic solvent used to manufacture artificial rubber and widely used by workers in the chemical and diamond industries. The agency urged governments and industry to ensure workplaces meet health and safety standards and are free of dangerous pollutants. WHO's suggestions to prevent death and suffering from occupational cancer include: Stop the use of asbestos. Introduce benzene-free organic... 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | All news |