Occupational skin cancer

Occupational skin cancer refers to skin tumors that occur under the influence of various factors in the course of professional work. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are the main chemicals that cause occupational skin tumors, including asphalt, tar, soot, carbon black, paraffin, and mineral oil. Long-term exposure to these substances and their metabolites can induce skin cancer, benzene Pyridoxine (3,4-benzpyrene) is the product of all carbon-containing metabolites. It is converted into epoxides, ie, hydrocarbons, and nucleic acids by a series of actions in the body, such as cyclooxygenase and microsomal hydroxylase. Combining, interfering with genetic information, causing abnormal base pairs during transcription or preventing complete dissociation and causing cancer.

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