This detailed bibliography of the occupational cancer literature and resources by Stirling University professor Andrew Waterson concludes a preventive approach is warranted. It notes: “Agreement is now growing among international agencies and many national regulatory agencies that greater regulation and enforcement is needed in taking precautionary measures because of the high human and economic costs of work-related cancers. Many control strategies are widely accepted, including removing workplace carcinogens, substituting less hazardous materials, and, when this cannot be done, rigorously isolating or controlling substances coupled with providing information that warns of the hazard. The challenges in taking these steps may be considerable, as evidenced by the increased use of asbestos in some countries.” The publication also includes an extremely helpful listing of ‘Carcinogen and Cancer Lists and Databases.’

Watterson A. Occupational Cancer. Oxford Bibliographies in Public Health. New York: Oxford University Press.