Occupation and Lung Cancer - Could Your Job Give You Lung Cancer?
February 16th, 2010
Yes. Your job — your occupation — could cause lung cancer.
A new study estimates that 5% of lung cancers in men are related to on-the-job exposure to chemicals and other materials (previous studies have placed the estimate at anywhere between 13 and 29%). Considering lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths for men in the U.S. and worldwide, this is not a small number.