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Occupational cancer
Occupational cancers such as lung cancer, malignant mesothelioma, laryngeal cancer, ovarian cancer, skin cancer and myeloid leukemia that occur during work are considered occupational diseases.

What is occupational cancer

Although occupationally exposed to carcinogens or to date no clear carcinogen has been identified, it means cancer that is increasing in certain occupations or industries. In general, cancer develops in areas affected by carcinogenic substances (target organs), and a certain period of time (latency) is required from the first exposure to the causative agent until cancer occurs.

Occupational Cancer,

Being recognized for work

Occupational cancers that are recognized as occupational diseases include:

(Article 37 (3) of the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act and Article 34 (3) and Annex 3 (10) of the Enforcement Decree of the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act)

-Lung cancer, malignant mesothelioma, laryngeal cancer or ovarian cancer which occur as a result of exposure to asbestos
  Concomitant with pleural thickening, including asbestosis or pleural plaque.
  ∙ Asbestos bodies or asbestos fibers are found during sputum
  Exposure to asbestos for more than 10 years (including cases where the exposure period is less than 10 years, including those considered as asbestos-related diseases, taking into account the amount of exposure, duration of exposure, and the period from exposure to onset)
-Hexavalent chromium or its compounds (if exposed for more than two years), lung cancer caused by exposure to nickel compounds or nasal and sinus cancers
Coal tar pitch (if exposed for more than 10 years), radon-222 or its disintegrant (if exposed in poorly ventilated places, such as underground), cadmium or its compounds, beryllium or its compounds and crystalline glass Lung Cancer from Exposure to Silicate

-Lung or skin cancer caused by exposure to soot
-Skin cancer caused by exposure to coal tar (if exposed for more than 10 years), unrefined mineral oil
Lung cancer, bladder cancer or skin cancer caused by exposure to arsenic or its inorganic compounds
-Lung cancer or bladder cancer caused by spray painting
Bladder cancer caused by exposure to benzidine and betanaphthylamine
- nasopharyngeal cancer or nasal sinus cancer caused by exposure to wood dust;
- leukemia and multiple myeloma caused by more than 10 years of exposure to benzene in concentrations of 1 pi or more (even if the duration of exposure is less than 10 years, cumulative exposure is more than 10 pi per year or past exposures are unclear and based on current exposure concentrations) Cumulative exposure of 10 years or more is 1 occupational disease per year and is considered occupational disease)
Leukemia or nasopharyngeal cancer caused by exposure to formaldehyde
Leukemia caused by exposure to 1,3-butadiene
Lymphocytic leukemia caused by exposure to ethylene oxide
-Hepatovascular sarcoma caused by exposure to vinyl chloride (for 4 years or more) or hepatocellular carcinoma
-Liver cancer caused by exposure to the hepatitis B or C virus while working in the health care or blood handling business
-Salivary gland cancer, esophageal cancer, stomach cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer, bone cancer, basal cell carcinoma of the skin, breast cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, brain and central body caused by exposure to ionizing radiation such as X-rays or gamma rays Nervous system cancer, thyroid cancer, acute lymphocytic leukemia and acute and chronic myeloid leukemia