[Epidemiological aspects and surveillance of risky environments].
This short text concerns the epidemiological and factual aspects of the control of environment at risk for the health, especially the risks linked to cancers. The definitions of the carcinogens and the evaluation of their impact is shortly described. Strategies for a preventive approach are suggested and their application in the belgian context will be evaluated.
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Unité d'Epidémiologie et de Prévention du Cancer, Institut J. Bordet, U.L.B.
D004782:Environmental Health; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors