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There are fundamental approaches that can be used by health professionals to study the contribution of occupational exposures to cancer occurrence. It would be helpful for clinicians who see patients with cancer to be aware of the methods used to identify those types of cancer that are related to work. Such physicians may be asked by companies or unions to collaborate on the design of epidemiologic studies in work settings or to assist in interpreting results, or they may be consulted by patients from such work environments. Understanding these approaches is essential in order to anticipate, detect and prevent cancer caused by occupational exposures.
卫生专业人员可采用一些基本方法来研究职业暴露对癌症发生的影响。对于诊治癌症患者的临床医生而言，了解用于识别与工作相关的癌症类型的方法会有所帮助。公司或工会可能会要求这类医生参与工作场所流行病学研究的设计或协助解读研究结果，或者来自此类工作环境的患者可能会向他们咨询。了解这些方法对于预测、检测和预防职业暴露导致的癌症至关重要。
