Occupational Cancer | Cancer | CDC OSHA Safety and Health Topics on Carcinogens NORA Cancer, Reproductive, Cardiovascular, and Other Chronic Disease Prevention Cross-Sector Council Occupational surveillance National Firefighter Registry (NFR) for Cancer National Occupational Mortality Surveillance (NOMS) NIOSH Industry and Occupation Computerized Coding System (NIOCCS)
Cannabis and Cancer | Cannabis and Public Health | CDC Smoked cannabis delivers THC and other cannabinoids to the body, but it also delivers harmful substances, including many of the same toxins and carcinogens (cancer-causing chemicals) found in tobacco smoke, 3 which are harmful to the lungs and cardiovascular system 4 More research is needed to understand the effects cannabis might have on lung
NIOSH Chemical Carcinogen Policy | Cancer | CDC NIOSH published “ Current Intelligence Bulletin 68: NIOSH Chemical Carcinogen Policy ” on December 27, 2016 Underlying this policy is the recognition that there is no safe level of exposure to a carcinogen The primary way to prevent occupational cancer is reducing worker exposure to chemical carcinogens through elimination or substitution and engineering control This policy no longer
Thirteen OSHA-Regulated Carcinogens | NIOSH | CDC Appendix B - Thirteen OSHA-Regulated Carcinogens Without establishing PELs, OSHA promulgated standards in 1974 to regulate the industrial use of 13 chemicals identified as potential occupational carcinogens
Health Effects of Cigarettes: Cancer | Smoking and Tobacco Use | CDC Cigarette smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals At least 69 of these chemicals can cause cancer Smoking can cause cancer almost anywhere in the body Quitting smoking lowers the risk for 12 different cancers and also benefits people diagnosed with cancer
Lung Cancer Risk Factors | Lung Cancer | CDC Smoking Cigarette smoking is the number one risk factor for lung cancer In the United States, cigarette smoking is linked to about 80% to 90% of lung cancer deaths Using other tobacco products such as cigars or pipes also increases the risk for lung cancer Tobacco smoke is a toxic mix of more than 7,000 chemicals Many are poisons At least 70 are known to cause cancer in people or animals
OSHA Respirator Requirements for Selected Chemicals | NIOSH | CDC 13 Carcinogens (4-Nitrobiphenyl, etc ) (1910 1003) Employees engaged in handling operations involving the carcinogens listed below must be provided with, and required to wear and use, a half-mask filter-type respirator for dusts, mists, and fumes A respirator affording higher levels of protection than this respirator may be substituted
Tobacco and Cancer | Cancer | CDC Overview Note: This page refers to commercial tobacco products that are made and sold by tobacco companies It does not include traditional tobacco used by Indigenous groups for religious or ceremonial purposes If you were asked about tobacco and cancer, you might think of lung cancer It's true that smoking cigarettes and being exposed to other people’s cigarette smoke cause almost 9 of
NIOSH Potential Occupational Carcinogens | NIOSH | CDC This definition also includes any substance which is metabolized into one or more potential occupational carcinogens by mammals When thresholds for carcinogens that would protect 100% of the population had not been identified, NIOSH usually recommended that occupational exposures to carcinogens be limited to the lowest feasible concentration
Alcohol and Cancer | Cancer | CDC Alcohol makes it easier for the cells in our mouth to absorb cancer-causing chemicals (called carcinogens) For example, when you use both alcohol and tobacco, the alcohol increases the absorption of carcinogens from the tobacco For more information, see Alcohol and Cancer Risk (National Cancer Institute)