The surgical list was of oncology patients having breast surgeries. ... When chronically exposed to surgical smoke, environmental research in air pollution by Iwai et al (2005) has indicated that individuals may be exposed to increased risk of diseases in this manner, those of which are said to include Parkinson disease, cardiac diseases and lung/breast/prostatic cancers. ... Data from Nurses' Health Study showed no correlation between duration of employment in OR and lung cancer Gates et al (2007 cited in Mellor & Hutchinson 2013) but this area still remains little researched or at leas...
Health by definition is the complete physical, mental and social well-being (Burch, 2001). In the past health has been defined as the absence of disease. Health promotion enables people the ability and resources to improve and control their overall health. Being able to adjust and adapt to various s...