Research Type
The Ontario Mining Exposure Database
In progress. The OCRC is creating a database of exposure measurements collected in mines in Ontario that will serve as a valuable tool for surveillance and prevention in the Ontario mining industry.
Sun Safety at Work Canada: Outdoor worker sun safety
Completed. The Sun Safety at Work Canada project will develop a nationally-applicable sun safety program for outdoor workers to help prevent skin cancer and heat illness.
North American Pooled Project: pesticides, agricultural exposures, and cancer
The objective of the North American Pooled Project is to assess the effects of exposure to specific pesticides and other agricultural factors in association with different cancer types.
The Toronto lung cancer case-control study and SYNERGY project
Completed. The goal of this project was to examine associations between multiple occupational exposures and smoking within a Toronto-based lung cancer case-control study, and to contribute data to an international pooled case-control study.
Wood dust and sinonasal cancer in Canada
Completed. This study investigates occupational exposure to wood dust and the rate of sinonasal cancers in Ontario and across Canada.
Exposures to emerging environmental contaminants and risk of breast cancer in young women: A case-control study using biomarkers of exposure
Complete. This study evaluated the associations between polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) exposure and the risk of breast cancer in young women.
Shiftwork in Canadian industries: A probable cancer risk factor
Completed. Our goal is to raise awareness of shiftwork as a probable cancer risk factor, and identify practical interventions that can be used in workplaces to reduce the negative health effects of shiftwork.
