2023-11-10 15:17:26
November 10, 2023
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labor Organization (ILO), nearly one in three deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer is due to professional activities carried out under the sun. This therefore concerns basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas.
Non-melanoma skin cancer refers to a group of cancers that develop in the upper layers of the skin. The two main subtypes of this cancer are basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.
According to WHO and ILO estimates, in 2019, nearly 19,000 people in 183 countries died from non-melanoma skin cancer following working outdoors in the sun. Thus, between 2000 and 2019, deaths from skin cancer attributable to occupational exposure to the sun almost doubled (from 10,088 deaths in 2000 to 18,960 deaths in 2019).
« Unprotected exposure to solar UV radiation in the workplace is a major cause of work-related skin cancer », recalls Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO. “ However, there are effective solutions that can protect workers from the sun’s harmful rays and prevent their deadly consequences. ».
The two UN agencies therefore recommend strengthening measures to protect workers, such as the provision of shaded spaces and solar products, staggering working hours, etc.
Since skin cancer develops following years or even decades of exposure, workers must be protected from UV radiation from the start of their working lives.
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