Hazard Levels of Cooking Fumes in Republic of Korea Schools.

Background And Purpose: In 2021, lung cancer in school food workers was first recognized as an occupational cancer. The classification of the carcinogenicity of cooking fumes by International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) was based on Chinese epidemiological data. This study aimed to determine the hazard levels of school cooking fumes in Korea.

Gastric and rectal cancers in workers exposed to asbestos: a case series.

Background: The Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute (OSHRI) of the Korea had not recognized gastrointestinal cancer as work-related disease during their evaluation. However, in 2018 OSHRI recognized gastric and rectal cancers as work-related disease in asbestos-exposed workers. We present 2 such cases along supportive evidence of causation.

Effect of manganese exposure on the neuroendocrine system in welders.

To evaluate the effect of occupational exposure to manganese (Mn) on serum prolactin (PRL) and the interrelationship among other hypophyseal-pituitary hormones, a cross-sectional study was conducted on 251 welders and 100 age-matched, office workers. We analyzed serum PRL, dopamine (DA), thyroid stimulating hormone releasing hormone (TRH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH) and testosterone (TST) and measured current airborne Mn concentration in the welders. Cumulative exposure index (CEI) of airborne Mn was calculated.