Author: Ubirani Otero

Work-Related Diseases List Expands Recognition of Occupational Cancer

November 4, 2025 15:00 , Leave a Comment ,
A photograph from a video call with the Technical Area Team for Environment, Work and Cancer of the National Cancer Institute.

The new Work-Related Diseases List (Lista de Doenças Relacionadas ao Trabalho – LDRT) issued by Brazil’s Ministry of Health expanded from 182 to 347 disease codes and from 14 to 50 types of neoplasms. This represents a major achievement, reported in the Occupational Cancer Dossier of the Brazilian Journal of Occupational Health / Revista Brasileira de Saúde Ocupacional (RBSO). … Read More →

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