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Cover of WES flyer on gender perspective

Occupational cancer risk factors in Europe – A gender perspective

27/11/2025

Type:
Campaign/Promotion Material
2 pages
Keywords:
  • Carcinogens
  • Women and OSH
  • Cancer

The flyer provides key insights from the analysis and interpretation of the Workers’ Exposure Survey (WES) data with a gender perspective. It was originally presented as a poster at the 30th EPICOH conference in October 2025.

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