Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis
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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death world-wide. Among the possible causes, occupational risk factors play a major role and are potentially preventable. We reviewed the scientific evidence about lung cancer burden due to occupation. ⋯ A significant proportion of lung cancers is attributable to occupational carcinogens. The estimates are extremely variable in time and place and mainly depend on the industrial setting of the area under study; caution is therefore required in generalizing these results to the whole country. Alternative approaches to evaluate occupational lung cancer burden among women are necessary.