Occupational hazards and bladder cancer-An umbrella review of the risk in workers exposed over the past 30 years.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Occupational exposure accounts for the second preventable risk factor for bladder cancer (BC), after smoking.

Objective

This study aimed to extract evidence-based data from the systematic reviews that included studies primarily from the past 30 years, based on a clearly defined method of exposure assessment.

Methods

A literature search in PubMed, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, and Embase was conducted using variations of the keywords "BC," "occupational exposure," and/or "occupation." The inclusion criteria for the umbrella review were the following: systematic reviews and meta-analyses focused on occupational exposure, with a clear definition of the exposure assessment, a risk estimate for BC, and a majority of data from 1993 to 2023. We did not include ot

SUBMITTER: Mandanach C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12536731 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature