有的职业具有致癌因素,很久以来就认为某些肿瘤特别是膀胱癌,睾丸癌,皮肤上皮癌的发生与职业有关系。镍与筛窦癌发生的关系亦早有认识。兹就木材与筛窦癌的关系分述如下: [简要历史回顾] 在英国,1965年R.G.Macbeth首次指出患筛窦癌的病例中,木材工人占28％。1967至1972年Acheson及Hadfield分别指出,木材工人易罹患筛窦腺癌。在法国,1968年Gignoux及Bernard报告52例筛窦腺癌,其中16例(31％)系木材工人。1972年 Some occupations have carcinogenic factors. For a long time, certain tumors, especially bladder cancer, testicular cancer, and skin epithelial cancer have been considered to be related to occupation. The relationship between nickel and ethmoid sinus cancer has long been recognized. The relationship between wood and ethmoid sinus cancer is described as follows: [brief historical review] In the United Kingdom, in 1965 R.G. Macbeth first pointed out that cases of ethmoid sinus cancer, wood workers accounted for 28%. From 1967 to 1972, Acheson and Hadfield pointed out that wood workers are susceptible to ethmoid sinus adenocarcinoma. In France, in 1968 Gignoux and Bernard reported 52 cases of ethmoid adenocarcinoma, of which 16 cases (31%) were woodworkers. 1972