Background and aims A landfill, an incinerator, and a refinery plant have been operating
since the early 1960s in a contaminated site located in the suburb of Rome (Italy). To …

Although outdoor air pollution and particulate matter in outdoor air have been consistently
linked with increased lung cancer risk, the evidence for associations at other cancer sites is …

Background The evidence linking ambient air pollution to bladder cancer is limited and
mixed. Methods We assessed the associations of bladder cancer incidence with residential …

Background. The role of occupational exposure in the aetiology of renal cell cancer is still
not clear. In a population-based, case-control study we investigated occupational and …

Background Tobacco smoke exposure increases the risk of cancer in the liver, but little is
known about the possible risk associated with exposure to ambient air pollution. Objectives …

Background Few risk factors for childhood renal tumors are well established. While a small
fraction of cases might be attributable to susceptibility genes and congenital anomalies, the …

An increasing number of studies have linked ambient air pollution to chronic kidney disease
(CKD) prevalence. However, its potential effect modification by urbanization has not been …

Background Accumulating studies have linked ambient particulate matter (PM) pollution to
impaired kidney function, but the results are still inconsistent and the effect of particulate …

A nested case-control study was designed to evaluate whether a nearly twofold excess of
kidney cancer among workers at a refinery/petrochemical plant was associated with …

Objectives We investigated whether long-term ambient air pollutants (AAP) exposure was
associated with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) among hospitalized patients …