Cancer Briketchikov

Oncological disease most often develops after an inflammatory process. If symptoms appear, you should consult a doctor. Only a specialized specialist can determine whether there is a connection between the disease and the industry in which the patient works. In most cases, a doctor's help is required to avoid serious consequences.

Briquette maker's cancer: a little-known occupational skin cancer Briquette maker's cancer is an occupational type of skin cancer that is associated with prolonged human contact with hydrocarbon carcinogens found in coal dust or pitch during the manufacture of fuel briquettes. When comparing this disease with other occupational skin tumors, it was revealed that there is insufficient knowledge of its essence and morbidity characteristics among researchers, doctors and people in contact with skin cancer.

The term “briquette cancer” was first proposed in the 80s by doctors L. Vild (Sweden) and W. Burgard (Germany). However, cancer research into briquettes began much earlier. It is known that the Japanese industrialist Tanaka had the opportunity to study the chemical effects of coal powders on the human body back in the 18th century. The name was translated into English at the beginning of the 19th century. In 2003, scientists conducted a large-scale study aimed at establishing the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical course and determining the sensitivity of malignant cells obtained from such patients.

Etiology and development of the disease According to scientists, briquette cancer develops through prolonged contact of human skin with carcinogenic carbon substances contained in coal ash and pitch. Under the influence of the high temperature of dust particles, mutations occur on the worker’s skin and a gradual accumulation of epithelial cancer cells occurs.

Preliminary studies have shown that as a result of many years of contact with harmful substances, the concentration of arylpyrazines in the worker’s body increases: