title: Italian National Register of Occupational Cancers: data system and findings.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze data stored in the National Register of Occupational Cancers, set up by law at the Italian Institute for Occupational Safety and Prevention.
  
  
  METHODS
  Statistical analyses were performed on economic activity, cancer site, and carcinogenic agent. Mesothelioma cases were excluded because they were exhaustively recorded and managed in a proper register.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The number of cancers diagnosed between 1995 and 2008 was 936 (92% men). Lung cancer was the most frequently reported neoplasm (58% of cases). The metal industry had the highest reporting percentage (15%), and silica was the most common causative agent (20%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite some limits and incompleteness pertaining to data flow, the results of this study are in accordance with epidemiological findings on occupational cancer risks. The collection of information on occupational cancers is of primary importance to plan targeted prevention programs.
authors.affiliation: Occupational Medicine Department, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Prevention (ISPESL), Rome, Italy. alberto.scarselli@ispesl.it
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scarselli
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Massari
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Binazzi
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Di Marzio
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scano
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marinaccio
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iavicoli
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012042:Registries