title: Skin cancer induced by natural UV-radiation as an occupational disease—requirements for its notification and recognition.
abstract: In Germany over 2.5 million employees have an increased risk of skin cancer due to their occupational exposure to natural UV-irradiation. The medical consultation board "Occupational diseases" of the Ministry of Labor and Social affairs has investigated the association between occupational UV-irradiation and skin cancer risk and recommends to add the following new occupational disease into the appendix1 of the German ordinance on occupational diseases: "Squamous cell carcinoma and multiple actinic keratosis due to natural UV-irradiation". In this article we report in the view of the German Society of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology (ABD) and the German Statutory accident insurance (DGUV), whose criteria have to be fulfilled for the notification and recognition of an occupational skin cancer due to natural UV-irradiation.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Klinische Sozialmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Diepgen
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brandenburg
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Aberer
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Drexler
authors.forename: Manigé
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fartasch
authors.forename: Swen Malte
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: Steffen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krohn
authors.forename: Stefanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Palfner
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Römer
authors.forename: Uta
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schuhmacher-Stock
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Elsner
mesh_terms: D003880:Dermatology / Q000592:standards*; D005858:Germany; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D009787:Occupational Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D013472:Sunlight / Q000009:adverse effects; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays / Q000009:adverse effects*