Abstract
Thousands of people die each year from cancer due to occupational causes. To reduce cancer in workers, preventive strategies should be used in the high-risk workplace. The effective prevention of occupational cancer requires knowledge of carcinogen agents. Like other areas of healthcare industry, occupational health has been affected by information technology solutions to improve prevention, early detection, treatment and finally the efficiency and cost effectiveness of the healthcare system. Information technology solutions are thus an important issue in the healthcare field. Information about occupational cancer in information systems is important for policy makers, managers, physicians, patients and researchers; because examples that include high quality data about occupational cancer patients and occupational cancer causes are able to determine the worker groups which require special attention. As a result exposed workers who are vulnerable can undergo screening and be considered for preventive interventions.
Highlights
From the past to the health of people threatened by risks associated with environmental and occupational factors which can result in a wide range of diseases from allergies and non-malignant chronic diseases (Dobashi, 2012; Agrawal et al, 2014; Das, 2014) to cancers, and even gene mutations (Harris, 1970; Balamuralikrishnan et al, 2012)
Like other areas of healthcare industry, occupational health has been affected by information technology solutions to improve prevention, early detection, treatment and the efficiency and cost effectiveness of the healthcare system
Information about occupational cancer in information systems is important for policy makers, managers, physicians, patients and researchers; because examples that include high quality data about occupational cancer patients and occupational cancer causes are able to determine the worker groups which require special attention
Summary
From the past to the health of people threatened by risks associated with environmental and occupational factors which can result in a wide range of diseases from allergies and non-malignant chronic diseases (Dobashi, 2012; Agrawal et al, 2014; Das, 2014) to cancers, and even gene mutations (Harris, 1970; Balamuralikrishnan et al, 2012). Almost 57% (8 million) of new cancer cases, 65% (5.3 million) of the cancer deaths and 48% (15.6 million) of the 5-year prevalent cancer cases occurred in the less developed regions (Globocan, 2012). In this situation, there are several challenges for occupational cancer control. For example we don’t know exactly what the proportion of all of reported cancers are related to occupational cancers This may be due to lack of accurate information about patients or the complexity of proving occupational association with cancer occurred in one patient. This paper outlines the effects of IT solutions to improve and accelerate the prevention and early detection of occupational cancers
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