The term denotes a SINAN occupational health concept for work-related cancer as maintained in the Brazilian national disease and health event notification and investigation system [1]. It has also been described in historical context as occupationally linked cancer, exemplified by major cancer occurrence among mine workers [2].
Disease overview
Other Evidence-backed information EN 1/6 applicable sections · ZH 1/6 applicable sections Updated Oct 23, 2026
Work-related cancer is recognized as a surveillance entity within Brazil's national notification system for occupational health events [1]. Historical mining operations in the Erzgebirge produced a large localized epidemic of work-related cancer among hundreds of thousands of workers [2]. Nordic cohort data further document cancer incidence across occupational groups over two decades [3].
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- 1 Brazil Ministry of Health SINAN. SINAN registry entity: Work-related cancer [Internet]. cited 23 Oct 2026. Available from: https://www.gov.br/saude/pt-br/composicao/svsa/sistemas-de-informacao/sinan
- 2 Langård S et al. Gregorius Agricola memorial lecture: Lung cancer-A work-related disease for 500 years, as predicted by Agricola. J Trace Elem Med Biol. 2015. PMID: 25022333. doi: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2014.05.010. PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25022333/
- 3 Andersen A et al. Work-related cancer in the Nordic countries. Scand J Work Environ Health. 1999. PMID: 10507118. PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10507118/
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