Occupational cancer claims in Korea from 2010 to 2016
Abstract Background Research on carcinogens causing occupational cancer has been updated. Further, social interest in occupational cancer has increased. In addition, the standard for recognizing cancer as a work-related disease has also been revised. The present study aims to describe the distributi...
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| author | Kyungjoon Lee Sujin Lee Jeehee Min Inah Kim |
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| description | Abstract Background Research on carcinogens causing occupational cancer has been updated. Further, social interest in occupational cancer has increased. In addition, the standard for recognizing cancer as a work-related disease has also been revised. The present study aims to describe the distribution of occupational cancer claims or its approval rate and their association with work-related variables. Methods We analyzed 1299 claim cases for occupational cancer from 2010 to 2016 provided by the Korea Workers’ Compensation and Welfare Service (KCOMWEL). The status of approval rate was shown by year, sex, industry, occupation, age of diagnosis, duration from employment to diagnosis, and cancer site. Results The approval rate was 39.0% from 2010 to 2016 and tended to increase annually since 2011. Both the number of claims and the approval rate were higher in men. Mining and quarrying showed the highest approval rate (78.4%). The approval rates by age of diagnosis and duration from employment to diagnosis increased as the time periods increased. Respiratory organ had the highest number of claims and the highest approval rate by cancer site. Conclusions The approval rate of occupational cancer has shown an increasing trend since 2011. The increase of occupational carcinogens and cancer sites and the improvement of social awareness about occupational cancer could have resulted in this trend. The present study provides unique, and the latest and most accurate findings on occupational cancer data of recent 7 years that could be helpful to researchers or policy makers on occupational cancer. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ff0b3b706e2c47fc88303fb2f4306dca2022-12-22T03:33:56ZengKorean Society of Occupational & Environmental MedicineAnnals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine2052-43742018-11-013011710.1186/s40557-018-0272-6Occupational cancer claims in Korea from 2010 to 2016Kyungjoon Lee0Sujin Lee1Jeehee Min2Inah Kim3Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Hanyang University HospitalDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Hanyang University HospitalDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Hanyang University HospitalDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang UniversityAbstract Background Research on carcinogens causing occupational cancer has been updated. Further, social interest in occupational cancer has increased. In addition, the standard for recognizing cancer as a work-related disease has also been revised. The present study aims to describe the distribution of occupational cancer claims or its approval rate and their association with work-related variables. Methods We analyzed 1299 claim cases for occupational cancer from 2010 to 2016 provided by the Korea Workers’ Compensation and Welfare Service (KCOMWEL). The status of approval rate was shown by year, sex, industry, occupation, age of diagnosis, duration from employment to diagnosis, and cancer site. Results The approval rate was 39.0% from 2010 to 2016 and tended to increase annually since 2011. Both the number of claims and the approval rate were higher in men. Mining and quarrying showed the highest approval rate (78.4%). The approval rates by age of diagnosis and duration from employment to diagnosis increased as the time periods increased. Respiratory organ had the highest number of claims and the highest approval rate by cancer site. Conclusions The approval rate of occupational cancer has shown an increasing trend since 2011. The increase of occupational carcinogens and cancer sites and the improvement of social awareness about occupational cancer could have resulted in this trend. The present study provides unique, and the latest and most accurate findings on occupational cancer data of recent 7 years that could be helpful to researchers or policy makers on occupational cancer.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40557-018-0272-6Occupational cancerApproval rateClaims data |
| spellingShingle | Kyungjoon Lee Sujin Lee Jeehee Min Inah Kim Occupational cancer claims in Korea from 2010 to 2016 Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Occupational cancer Approval rate Claims data |
| title | Occupational cancer claims in Korea from 2010 to 2016 |
| title_full | Occupational cancer claims in Korea from 2010 to 2016 |
| title_fullStr | Occupational cancer claims in Korea from 2010 to 2016 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Occupational cancer claims in Korea from 2010 to 2016 |
| title_short | Occupational cancer claims in Korea from 2010 to 2016 |
| title_sort | occupational cancer claims in korea from 2010 to 2016 |
| topic | Occupational cancer Approval rate Claims data |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40557-018-0272-6 |
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