Table 7 Comparison of the recognition criteria of Korea, the U.K., the U.S., and France
From: Radiation-related occupational cancer and its recognition criteria in South Korea
Criteria items | Korea | U.K. | U.S. a | France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Eligible cancer sites | Liver (without cirrhosis or hepatitis virus), Thyroid, Ovary, Brain, Multiple myeloma, Colon, Bladder, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Esophagus, Kidney, Female breast, Stomach, Pancreas, Salivary gland, Lung, Skin, Leukemia (except CLL) | Bladder, Bone, Brain and central nervous system, Female breast, Colon, Leukemia (except CLL) , Liver, Esophagus, Respiratory/Lung, Prostate, Ovary, Skin (non-melanoma), Uterus, Thyroid, Other tissues | Leukemia with or without CLL, Lymphomas (except Hodgkin lymphomas), Multiple myeloma, Thyroid, Breast, Ovary, Stomach, Lung, Colon, Liver, Bladder, Esophagus, Pancreas, Bone, Salivary gland, Kidney, Brain and central nervous system, Pharynx, Small intestine, Biliary tract and gall bladder, Skin, Rectum, Larynx, Prostate, Pharynx | Leukemia, Primary lung (due to inhalation), Bone sarcoma |
Exposure period | - | - | Employed at least 1 year -Uranium miner: >40 months | - |
Latency period (since first exposure) | Cancer (except leukemia): 5 years Leukemia (except CLL): 2 years | - | Leukemia (except CLL): 2 years Others: 5 years | - |
Occurrence period (after exposure) | Within 20 years | - | Bone cancer: within 30 years Leukemia: any time Others: >5 years | Leukemia and lung cancer: within 30 years Bone sarcoma: within 50 years |
PC (Probability of causation) or degree of disability | Cancer (except leukemia): >50% Leukemia (except CLL): >33% | >20% (Compensated at different rates according to the PC and >50% for full compensation) | >50% (upper 99% confidence level) | Degree of disability: >25% |
Reference | Notification (No. 2014-78) of the NSSC | Occupational safety and health series 73 [41], Compensation scheme for radiation-linked diseases [75] | Occupational safety and health series 73 [41], Energy employees occupational illness compensation program [76], electronic code of federal regulations [77], radiation exposure compensation Act [78], | Occupational safety and health series 73 [41] |