General facts
Facts about cancer-causing agents:
- The direct costs of carcinogen exposure at work across Europe are estimated at 2.4 billion Euros per year.
- Every year, about 120.000 persons get cancer from exposure to carcinogens at work
- Every year, almost 100.000 people die from cancer that was caused by exposure at work
- Annually more than 100.000 people die because of work-related cancer.
