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40% of Cancers Are Preventable Through Environmental Risk Monitoring and Occupational Screening \/ Ministry of Health Outlines Strategy to Integrate Self-Care with Occupational Health<\/strong><\/h3>

The Director General of the Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Office at the Ministry of Health and Medical Education highlighted the overlap between environmental health, occupational wellness, and chronic disease prevention. Emphasizing that over 40% of all cancers are definitively preventable, he underscored the vital role of risk management, workplace hazard surveillance, and early diagnostic screening.<\/strong><\/p>

TEHRAN \u2013 Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Information Network:<\/strong><\/p>

According to the public relations department of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education and the Occupational Health Information Network, Dr. Jafar Jandaghi outlined the latest epidemiological findings, environmental indicators, and health intervention policies during the national campaign gathering \u201cNo One Is Alone: United Against Cancer,\u201d held under the central theme \u201cFrom Prevention and Hygiene to Treatment and Palliative Care.\u201d<\/p>

Pointing to the rising incidence of registered cancer cases nationwide, Dr. Jandaghi stated:\n\n\u201cAn analysis of age-standardized rates (ASR) underscores the critical need for proactive intervention by organizations and occupational health managers. Notably, among men, the provinces of Isfahan, Yazd, North Khorasan, and West Azerbaijan (Urmia), and among women, Alborz, North Khorasan, Isfahan, Yazd, and Fars, show the highest incidence rates. A significant portion of this distribution correlates with heavy industrial concentrations, demographic shifts, and environmental stressors.\u201d<\/p>

The Risk Triangle: The Nexus of Occupational Hazards, Environmental Pollutants, and Lifestyle<\/strong><\/h3>

Deconstructing the root causes of neoplasms through an HSE lens, the Director General emphasized that malignancies stem directly from the interplay between individual factors and structural\/environmental exposures.<\/p>

Addressing environmental and industrial hazards, he added:<\/p>

\u201cOccupational and environmental exposures to ambient air pollution, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), fine particulate matter \n, heavy metals (such as cadmium, lead, and arsenic), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and organophosphate agricultural pesticides act as biological drivers for cellular mutations and carcinogenesis. Alongside these exposures, systemic factors such as shift work, chronic occupational stress, social security and insurance coverage, and health literacy directly shape the burden of disease.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>

Dr. Jandaghi further noted that, according to World Health Organization (WHO) benchmarks and national cancer registries, at least 4 out of every 10 cancer cases can be prevented by eliminating modifiable risk factors, with tobacco consumption and toxic environmental exposures ranking highest. .<\/strong> \u062f\u0631 \u0627\u06cc\u0646 \u0645\u06cc\u0627\u0646\u060c \u0645\u0635\u0631\u0641 \u062f\u062e\u0627\u0646\u06cc\u0627\u062a \u0648 \u0645\u0648\u0627\u062c\u0647\u0647 \u0645\u062d\u06cc\u0637\u06cc \u0628\u0627 \u0622\u0644\u0627\u06cc\u0646\u062f\u0647\u200c\u0647\u0627 \u062f\u0631 \u0635\u062f\u0631 \u0642\u0631\u0627\u0631 \u062f\u0627\u0631\u0646\u062f.<\/p>

Tobacco Use, Secondhand, and Thirdhand Smoke in Occupational Settings<\/strong><\/h3>

Underlining the necessity of strictly enforcing \u201cSmoke-Free Workplace\u201d policies, Dr. Jandaghi highlighted:<\/p>