Eurostat released a report this week revealing that 40,538 cases of occupational cancers were officially recognised across the European Union between 2013 and 2023, highlighting the long-term health risks faced in various working environments.
In 2023 alone, 3,500 occupational cancers were recognised , which was 191 cases more than the 3,309 cases recorded in 2022.
Occupational cancer is defined as cancer caused by exposure to carcinogenic factors in the working
