Medycyna Pracy (Aug 2018)

The prophylactic operational model integrated with occupational healthcare – Prophylactic of some types of cancers among women

  • Marta Wiszniewska,
  • Jadwiga Magnuska,
  • Agnieszka Lipińska-Ojrzanowska,
  • Beata Pepłońska,
  • Wojciech Hanke,
  • Jarosław Kalinka,
  • Joanna Skręt-Magierło,
  • Marek Zadrożny,
  • Jolanta Walusiak-Skorupa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.13075/mp.5893.00665
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 69, no. 4
pp. 439 – 455

Abstract

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Periodical medical examinations are mandatory for employees in Poland. This rule makes a unique opportunity during occupational health services for implementation of prophylactic activities focused on early diagnosis of various diseases, including cancers. Epidemiological data about cancers is alarming and what is more, further increase in development of cancers is being predicted in population overall. The highest incidence of cancers in the case of Polish women belongs to breast cancer (21.7% of diagnosed cancers in general), while the morbidity rate for uterine cancer, ovarian cancer and cervical cancer amounts to 7.4%, 4.7% and 3.5%, respectively. The aim of this study was to elaborate an algorithm of prophylactic activities integrated with the occupational healthcare system, based on medical literature review and guidelines concerning prophylaxis of selected cancers. Polish cancers’ prophylaxis programs related to risk factors were presented in this publication and practical indications for occupational healthcare physicians were worked out. Med Pr 2018;69(4):439–455

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