职业性肿瘤一词最早见于1775年英国医生Pott关于扫烟囱工人发生阴囊癌的报告。国际肿瘤研究中心认定,目前已有21种物质对人体有致癌作用,18种物质可能对人体有致癌作用。此39种物质中大部分是化学物质(80—85％)。其中职业性接触因素占64％。职业性肿瘤虽然在200多年前即 The term occupational cancer was first seen in 1775 British doctor Pott reports on scrotal cancer in sweeping chimneys. International Center for Oncology has found that there are 21 substances on the human body has carcinogenic effects, 18 kinds of substances may cause cancer on the human body. Most of these 39 substances are chemicals (80-85%). Occupational exposure factors accounted for 64%. Occupational tumors although more than 200 years ago