SEOM-AEEMT consensus on occupational cancer and cancer-associated disability
Cancer is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in Spain and has a significant impact in the workplace, where exposure to carcinogens in the work environment can increase the risk of developing this disease. The lack of communication between oncologists and occupational physicians limits the accurate assessment of cancer as an occupational disease and as a cause of disability. In 2020, the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM) and the Spanish Association of Occupational Medicine Specialists (AEEMT) launched a joint initiative to strengthen prevention, reporting, and management of occupational cancer. This consensus provides a structured framework for assessing the occupational origin of cancer, facilitating case notification and classification as occupational contingencies, and supporting informed evaluations of disability and work reintegration in patients with cancer. The collaboration between both societies aims not only to advance occupational cancer prevention but also to promote evidence-based strategies for return-to-work planning.
Authors
- K. Martínez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8168-9150)
- Miguel García-Pardo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6339-8501)
- Laura Mezquita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0936-7338)
- Beatriz Calvo-Cerrada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8052-3319)
- María Jesús Terradillos-García
- Javier Pérez-Altozano
- Rodríguez González (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5478-8065)
- Ma. Victoria Ramírez Iñiguez de la Torre
- Elena Moreno-Atahonero
- Raquel Molina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3744-2836)
- César Serrano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1416-8739)
- Julia Hidalgo-Coloma
- Laura Gutiérrez-Sainz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7356-5043)
- Martín Oré-Arce
- Luís Reinoso-Barbero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8761-6382)
- Aitana Calvo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7470-8517)
- Óscar Gallego (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5665-0967)
- Patrícia Cruz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1658-8473)
- M. Valéro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4843-672X)
- Luisa Capdevila García
- Ma Teófila Vicente-Herrero
Institutions
- Breast Cancer Research Foundation (US)
- Hospital Universitario La Paz (ES)
- Hospital de Sant Pau (ES)
- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón (ES)
- Hospital Quirón Teknon (ES)
- Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer (ES)
- Complejo Hospitalario de Salamanca (ES)
- Unidad de Investigación en cuidados y servicios de salud (Investén-isciii) (ES)
- Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias (ES)
- Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (ES)
- Hospital General Universitario de Elche (ES)
- Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real (ES)
- Universidad Internacional De La Rioja (ES)
- Asociación Española de Urología (ES)
- Instituto Nacional de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo (ES)
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (ES)
- Centro de Investigación del Cáncer (ES)
- Spanish Society of Hematology and Hemotherapy (ES)
- Hospital Universitario Lluís Alcanyís (ES)
- Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete (ES)
- Hospital Marina Baixa (ES)
- Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (ES)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical & Translational Oncology
- Published
- 2025-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12094-025-04037-2
- Primary Topic
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Sociedad Española de Oncología Médica
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III