The official data has revealed that about 5000 people owe their cancer status to their work place. They are highly exposed to cancer-causing agents like carcinogens, which later gift them with cancer. A study appeared in the Medical Journal of Australia has revealed the fact.

The study leader Professor Lin Fritschi and co-authors told that 5000 cancer cases and that too in a year clearly states that the government is not taking much needed efforts to address the work health issues.

"Work-related cancer attracts considerable public and media attention, but has received limited attention from researchers and policymakers in Australia, particularly in comparison to other cancers, such as those related to tobacco use and sun exposure”, said the study authors.

It is a high time now that the government should take action, said Lin. Not many efforts are being taken to identify and address occupational health issues in Australia. The government for a long time has been adopting this lazy attitude to take some authoritative decision in this regard.

Lin said that the government should introduce industrial laws which should be made after considering employees safety in the mind. There will be many people who might not even know about hazardous carcinogens and their ill effects on the body.

Workers should be informed about the level of the risk they are taking and should also be informed about the safety measures they can adopt. It has been a long time debatable topic that employers should be equally concerned about their employees.

The study researchers are going to collect more information about the topic and then will present their findings to the government. Meanwhile, they expect that the government should take necessary steps to curb the carcinogen level in industries.