Stop Cancer at Work

Caring for those who care for us

Each year more than 12.7 million healthcare workers in Europe are exposed to hazardous cytotoxic drugs, which are mainly used to treat cancer. These drugs cause cancer, gene damage and reproductive problems in those who care for us. Occupational exposure to cytotoxic drugs causes thousands of additional deaths from cancer and tens of thousands more miscarriages, fertility problems and birth defects each year in healthcare workers, patients and their carers.

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* 1. This petition calls on Commissioner Schmit, as EU Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, and the European Parliament and European Council to amend the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive in its fourth revision in 2020 to include reprotoxins in the title, and hazardous cytotoxic drugs in Appendix I of the Directive.

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