News
Staying safe in the sun
Dr. Thomas Tenkate of Ryerson University, and Dr. Desre Kramer of OCRC teamed up to write a blog post on sun safety for Cancer Care Ontario’s internal website.
IARC Monographs Volume 110: evaluation of five chemicals
The International Agency for Research on Cancer’s (IARC) Monograph Progam evaluates substances, agents, and exposure circumstances on their carcinogenicity to humans. IARC recently released a summary of their evaluation of five chemicals: perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), tetrafluoroethylene (TFE), dichloromethane (DCM), 1,2-dichloropropane (1,2-DCP), and 1,3-propane sultone (1,3-PS). The evaluation took place in June, 2014 in Lyon, France, and …
Asbestos in the news
The health impact of asbestos mining in Canada is highlighted in two recent media stories.
National Day of Mourning
On Monday, April 28, 2014, the National Day of Mourning commemorated workers who have been killed, injured, or fallen sick as a result of their work. The National Day of Mourning is an annual event, and was officially recognized by the federal government in 1991. It serves as a day to remember lives lost, and …
ADAO highlights OCRC’s Occupational Lung Cancer Symposium
The Occupational Cancer Research Centre recently organized a symposium on occupational lung cancer that was held on Monday February 24, 2014. Linda Reinstein, President of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), gave a presentation entitled Lung Cancer Research: Beyond the Bench in the 21st Century. Read Linda’s synopsis of the day on the ADAO website. …
IARC World Cancer Report 2014 – Effective prevention measures urgently needed
The International Agency for Research on Cancer has published a report that describes many aspects of cancer research and control.
CAREX Canada joins Simon Fraser University’s Faculty of Health Sciences
CAREX Canada is a national surveillance program that is developing estimates of the number of Canadians exposed to carcinogens in workplace and community environments. CAREX Canada recently moved to Simon Fraser University from the University of British Columbia. Dr. Paul Demers, OCRC Director, is also the Scientific Director of CAREX Canada, and there are many …
Burden study highlighted by the Canadian Cancer Society, Québec Division
The Canadian Cancer Society, Québec Division (La Sociéte Canadienne du Cancer – Division du Québec) has highlighted the OCRC’s study on the burden of occupational cancer in the December 2013 issue of their newsletter. The article, titled “Quand le travail rend malade,” discusses the goals of the project, which is funded by a four-year, $1 million …
Ontario Ministry of Labour’s Integrated Health and Safety Strategy
Ontario’s first integrated workplace health and safety strategy was published on December 16, 2013.
IARC classifies outdoor air pollution as a human carcinogen
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a specialized agency of the World Health Organization, has classified outdoor air pollution as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1). Particulate matter, a component of air pollution, was also classified as a Group 1 carcinogen. Both were classified based on an increased risk of lung cancer with increasing …
