Analysis of occupational skin cancer screenings in Germany

Analysis of occupational skin cancer screenings in Germany – Results of 18,725 employees

Nicole Zander ¹, Matthias Augustin ¹, Hagen Heigel ², Magdalene Krensel ¹, Ines Schäfer ¹, Swen Malte John ³

Background: Skin diseases and allergic reactions to working materials are among the most frequently reported occupational diseases. 33% of all reported occupational diseases are skinrelated. Research questions of the presented analysis were:

What are the most common dermatological diseases among employees in Germany?
What are risk and protection factors?
How prevalent are hand eczemas, contact allergies and skin cancer in distinct professions?

¹ Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
² Heigel GmbH, Hanstedt
³ Institute for interdisciplinary Dermatological Prevention and Rehabilitation (iDerm), University of Osnabrück

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Veröffentlicht: 12.09.2017