Intraocular melanoma linked to occupations and chemical exposures.

While this study doesn't directly examine EMF exposures, it reveals something crucial about how occupational hazards can dramatically increase cancer risk - often in ways that go unrecognized for decades. The nearly 6-fold increased risk among chemical workers mirrors patterns we see in EMF research, where certain occupational groups show elevated cancer rates that regulatory agencies have been slow to acknowledge. What makes this particularly relevant to EMF health concerns is the methodology: researchers identified cancer clusters by looking at occupational patterns first, then worked backward to identify the likely exposures. This same approach has revealed elevated brain tumor risks among telecommunications workers and utility employees - groups with high EMF exposures. The reality is that occupational health research consistently shows that workplace exposures we assume are 'safe' often aren't, and it typically takes decades for protective regulations to catch up with the science.