The need for further preventive measures for occupational bladder cancer
A partir d'une revue systématique de la littérature publiée entre 2012 et juin 2015 (263 études), cette méta-analyse évalue l'association entre une exposition professionnelle à divers carcinogènes et le risque de cancer de la vessie
Bladder cancer is the fourth most incident malignant neoplasm worldwide.2 In recent decades, incidence and mortality rates in general have decreased in most Western countries but increased in some eastern European and developing countries.2 In the United States both incidence and mortality rates have been stable since the 1970s.3 These patterns reflect differences on tobacco use, which is estimated to account for 50% of all cases in Europe,4 as well as occupational exposures, which are the second most common etiological factors. Men are more affected than women both for bladder cancer incidence and mortality, likely owing to more smoking and occupational exposure to carcinogens among men. In countries where incidence trends are increasing, in general, rates in women are increasing more than those among men.2 This may be due to the increase in female work force in recent decades or to exposure of female workers to bladder carcinogens not yet fully identified.
JAMA Oncology , commentaire, 2014