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CHIMNEY SWEEPERS CANCER [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cancers and Oncology
  • The Genitals
DEF

A squamous cell carcinoma of the skin of the scrotum due to soot poisoning.

Key term(s)
  • chimneysweepers' cancer
  • chimney-sweepers' cancer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cancers et oncologie
  • Organes génitaux
DEF

Cancer du scrotum, qui était assez fréquemment observé chez les ramoneurs.

OBS

C'est en 1775 que Sir Percival Pott présente [...] un rapport sur le cancer du scrotum observé chez des hommes (de 20 à 25 ans) qui ont été ramoneurs dans leur jeune âge [...] il attribue cette maladie à la suie et aux goudrons ayant imprégné les vêtements et les plis de la peau recouvrant les testicules [...] La première loi sur cette activité (Chimney-Sweepers' Act) est promulguée en 1788, mais il faudra attendre le début du XXe siècle pour voir disparaître ce cancer professionnel [...]

Spanish

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