11-12-2020 09:30
Environmental & occupational cancers: understanding their risk factors

Public Hearing. Meeting room: ANTALL 2Q2 and with remote participation
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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.