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Malignant Neoplasms of the Skin

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Malignant neoplasms of the skin comprise a group of cancers often less commonly considered occupational than many other types of cancers related to workplace exposures, such as mesothelioma, lung, or bladder cancer. One reason for this is that skin neoplasms are very common in the community and the main causal exposure, sunlight, is ubiquitous. Therefore, occupational risk factors may not be recognized when a case of skin cancer is diagnosed.

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  1. Centre for Occupational & Environmental Health, Monash University, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia

    Malcolm R. Sim BMedSc, MBBS, MSc, PhD, FAFOEM

  2. Skin and Cancer Foundation, Inc., Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Stephanie S. H. Tan MBBS

  3. Occupational Dermatology Education and Research Centre, Skin and Cancer Foundation, Inc., Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Rosemary L. Nixon BSc, MBBS, MPH, FACD, FAFOEM

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Sim, M.R., Tan, S.S.H., Nixon, R.L. (2014). Malignant Neoplasms of the Skin. In: Anttila, S., Boffetta, P. (eds) Occupational Cancers. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2825-0_21

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