title: [Epidemiologic surveillance in occupational bladder cancer: a Tuscan experience].
abstract: The percentage of bladder cancer as occupational disease in West-Europe is of 5/10%, but only a few amount of them are recognized as occupational disease from INAIL. The above mentioned research project is realized in order to decrease the gap between expected and claimed cases of occupational disease and it is conducted with the collaboration of ASL of Pisa, ASL of Empoli, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana and INAIL. 677 patients with bladder cancer were interviewed by phone, among them 64 subjects had a working experience compatible with neoplastic risks because had a previous occupational exposure to aromatic amines and metal working fluids. These cases were discussed into a Medical Staff and 40 cases were considered "probable" for occupational disease, 18 "possible", 3 cases are suspended for more research, 3 cases are considered "no professional disease". The research allows finding out a great number of bladder cancer, increasing the total amount of workers with occupational disease. The integrated approach with the collaboration among different institutions is surely the best way to allow and guarantee a suitable and right protection of workers with occupational disease.
authors.affiliation: Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, Sezione di Medicina Preventiva del Lavoro, Via Santa Maria 110, 56126, Pisa. francecose@hotmail.com
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cosentino
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Arena
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authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Banchini
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authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Benvenuti
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Calabretta
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authors.lastname: Carnevali
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cristaudo
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authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Farina
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authors.lastname: Foddis
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authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Iaia
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authors.lastname: Lemmi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ottenga
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Parrini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Piccini
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authors.lastname: Serretti
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authors.lastname: Talini
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*