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Studies in Australia reveal that around 5000 Australians develop cancer each year because of exposure to various substances at work. 
 
For example, one third of lung cancer cases there are attributable to asbestos, second hand smoke, and various fumes and exhausts. 
 
Similar figures exist for bladder and colon cancers. 
 
Previous estimates of occupational disease rates were much lower. Officials call for more stringent adherence to safety guidelines and more research into new materials that are developed.

5000 a year get cancer from their work

The Australian - 6/12/2006 11:02 AM

ABOUT 5000 Australians a year develop cancer after being exposed to cancer-causing substances at work - more than twice as many cases as previously estimated.
 
Research by the Queensland Cancer Fund and University of Sydney found 11 per cent of all cancers in men and 2 per cent of cancers in women were linked to occupation, prompting doctors to warn that occupational health and safety regulations may be failing to protect workers.
 
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