11-12-2020 09:30
Environmental & occupational cancers: understanding their risk factors
Public Hearing. Meeting room: ANTALL 2Q2 and with remote participation
On Friday 11 December the BECA committee heard from seven leading specialists in cancer prevention about the effect the environment can have on everybody's risk of developing cancer, including radiation, air pollution, exposure to chemicals and pesticides, and being exposed to carcinogens at work.
Up to 40 % of all cancer cases are preventable through coordinated actions on individual, social, environmental and commercial health determinants.
On 2 December the BECA committee explored the lifestyle factors which influence cancer risk, and the hearing on 11 December will focus on the environmental and occupational risk factors.
The hearing consisted of two parts:
Part 1: Introduction to environmental risk factors for cancer, radiation and occupational exposure to carcinogens
Part 2: Exposure to air pollution, chemicals and pesticides
The invited experts participated remotely and gave an overview of the state of play as regards environmental risk factors for cancer.
On 2 December the BECA committee explored the lifestyle factors which influence cancer risk, and the hearing on 11 December will focus on the environmental and occupational risk factors.
The hearing consisted of two parts:
Part 1: Introduction to environmental risk factors for cancer, radiation and occupational exposure to carcinogens
Part 2: Exposure to air pollution, chemicals and pesticides
The invited experts participated remotely and gave an overview of the state of play as regards environmental risk factors for cancer.
- Catch up with the hearing (11.12.2020)
- Link to experts' presentations and biographies
- Summary of the Public Hearing (PDF - 591 KB)
- Background Note for the Beating Cancer Committee: Environmental and occupational risk factors for cancer and prevention strategies
- Photos © European Union 2020 – EP
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- BECA Working document: Inputs of the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) to influence the future Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan
- Poster Public Hearing "Environmental and occupational cancers: understanding the factors shown to influence cancer risk" (IMAGE - 994 KB)