TORONTO, Ont. – The Occupational Cancer Research Centre (OCRC) has announced on its website that it will be holding a full-day symposium about occupational cancer. The event, titled Preventing the Burden of Occupational Cancer in Canada, will take place in downtown Toronto on Nov. 5 and will discuss the findings of a recent OCRC study, The Human and Economic Burden of Occupational Cancer in Canada, which the Canadian Cancer Society funded. Attendees will hear an overview of the study results, particularly regarding materials like asbestos, radon and diesel exhaust and their health effects; there will also be discussion about the economic effects of occupational cancer, prevention strategies and past successes. Investigators of the study have included OCRC scientists Paul Demers, Desre Kramer and Joanne Kim, as well as parties from CAREX Canada, the University of British Columbia and the Institute for Work & Health, according to the Centre’s website. The symposium’s exact location, as well as speakers, agenda and schedule, will be announced in the near future.