Introduction The second leading cause of lung cancer is air pollution. Air pollution and
smoking are synergistic. Air pollution can worsen lung cancer survival. Methods The Early …

Economic growth and increased urbanization pose a new risk for cancer development: the
exposure of high numbers of people to ambient air pollution. Epidemiological evidence that …

During a typical day, the average adult inhales about 10,000 L of air. Consequently, even
the carcinogens present in the air at low concentrations are of concern as a risk factor for …

Rationale Exposure to ambient air pollutants has been associated with increased lung
cancer incidence and mortality, but due to the high case fatality rate, little is known about the …

Publisher Summary This chapter provides an overview of the evidence on outdoor air
pollution and lung cancer. Exposures to inhaled carcinogens, which may cause lung cancer …

Outdoor air pollution is a major contributor to the burden of disease worldwide. Most of the
global population resides in places where air pollution levels, because of emissions from …

Outdoor air pollution has long been suspected of increasing the risk of lung cancer. 1
Although many pollutants have been linked with adverse health impacts, the component …

Background Air pollution has been extensively and consistently linked with mortality.
However, no study has investigated the health effects of air pollution on length of survival …

Abstract Recently, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified
outdoor air pollution and the particulate matter component of outdoor air pollution as class I …

Background Ambient air pollution is suspected to cause lung cancer. We aimed to assess
the association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and lung cancer …