The progress of study on methods to assess occupational exposure to antineoplastic agents / 中国药学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To make a summary evaluation of methods for monitoring occupational exposure to antineoplastic drugs. METHODS: Recent literatures were reviewed, and the key information was extracted, classified and summarized. RESULTS: So far biological monitoring and environmental monitoring are the main sensitive and specific methods to assess occupational exposure to antineoplastic agents. CONCLUSION: It is inevitable for many healthcare workers being exposed to antineoplastic drugs which are mostly cytostatic. Owing to the potential occupational hazard, it is critical to assess this kind of risk precisely. This article is to review the progress of studies on nowadays related assessing methods.