HSE RSS feeds » Cancer http://news.hse.gov.uk News and updates about health and safety from the Health and Safety Executive Wed, 16 May 2012 15:00:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 RR876 – Mesothelioma mortality in Great Britain: The revised risk and two-stage clonal expansion models http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr876.htm?eban=rss-cancer Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:45:41 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr876.htm Asbestos is a known carcinogen that is the cause of the majority of mesothelioma cases worldwide. This report presents Bayesian statistical analyses of mesothelioma mortality in Great Britain between the years 1968 and 2007.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr876.htm/feed/ Asbestos Plumbers’ Stories – David Childs http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/hiddenkiller/davidchilds.htm?eban=rss-cancer Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:45:08 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/hiddenkiller/davidchilds.htm David Childs was Mayor of the town of Rushden in Northamptonshire for just 18 days in May 2006 when he tragically died from mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos fibres decades earlier.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/hiddenkiller/davidchilds.htm/feed/ Warning on deadly wood dust cancer http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/12/10/warning-on-deadly-wood-dust-cancer/?eban=rss-cancer Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:50:05 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/12/10/warning-on-deadly-wood-dust-cancer/ A carpenter who was given a false negative cancer result at an Eastbourne hospital died of an occupational tumour, an inquest has heard. The carpenter died at his home on Christmas Day 2009 from cancer of the nose.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/12/10/warning-on-deadly-wood-dust-cancer/feed/ Research indicates no increased cancer risk at Greenock factory http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/08/24/research-indicates-no-increased-cancer-risk-at-greenock-factory/?eban=rss-cancer Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:15:23 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/08/24/research-indicates-no-increased-cancer-risk-at-greenock-factory/ Workers at a Scottish semi-conductor plant are not at increased risk of developing occupational cancers, new research suggests.

An independent investigation carried out by HSE and Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) has concluded that earlier concerns about occupational cancer at the National Semiconductors UK (NSUK) factory in Greenock were unfounded.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/08/24/research-indicates-no-increased-cancer-risk-at-greenock-factory/feed/ The burden of occupational cancer in Great Britain http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr800.htm?eban=rss-cancer Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:01:11 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr800.htm This research report produces an updated estimate of the current burden of occupational cancer specifically for Great Britain.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr800.htm/feed/ Skin cancer caused by pitch and tar http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/23/skin-cancer-caused-by-pitch-and-tar/?eban=rss-cancer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:40:15 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/23/skin-cancer-caused-by-pitch-and-tar/ People who work, or have worked, with pitch and tar sometimes get warts. There are several kinds of tar wart, but one of them is cancer and will not go away unless it is treated. It is however, easily cured by prompt treatment.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/09/23/skin-cancer-caused-by-pitch-and-tar/feed/ COSHH – case studies http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/08/07/coshh-case-studies/?eban=rss-cancer Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:38:32 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/08/07/coshh-case-studies/ Examples of real life situations with Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH). Using chemicals or other hazardous substances at work can put people’s health at risk, causing diseases including asthma, dermatitis or cancer.

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