Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for screening articles

Study type/design

Prospective or retrospective cohort and case–control studies

Reviews, case reports, meeting abstracts, notes, letters, comments, and editorials

Study population

Adult population (older than 18 years) with occupational exposure

Comparator

No occupational exposure

Exposure type

Various occupations, chemicals and compounds, including herbicides, pesticides, Agent Orange, dioxins, vinyl chloride monomers and others

Radiation exposure, thorotrast exposure, and non-occupational exposures

Duration of exposure

No restriction

Outcome

Sarcoma incidence or mortality

Cancers other than sarcoma

Subtype of sarcoma

Any sarcoma subtype

Kaposi sarcoma

Time of publication

No restriction

Publication type

Full-text published article

Language

English, French, Russian

Studies published in a language other than English, French or Russian