Particulate matter air pollution is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease

RJ Henning - Current Problems in Cardiology, 2024 - Elsevier
Air pollution is responsible worldwide for 9-12 million deaths annually. The major contributor
to air pollution is particulate matter≤ 2.5 µg per cubic meter of air (PM2. 5) from vehicles …

Epidemiology of cancer

SM Schwartz - Clinical Chemistry, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Cancers are a large and heterogeneous group of malignant tumors that
collectively accounted for approximately 600 000 US deaths in 2020; only heart disease …

Ambient fine particulate matter and breast cancer incidence in a large prospective US cohort

AJ White, JA Fisher, MR Sweeney… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) has been inconsistently associated with breast
cancer incidence, however, few studies have considered historic exposure when levels …

Size-fractionated carbonaceous particles and climate effects in the eastern region of Myanmar

MKS Tial, NN Kyi, M Amin, M Hata, M Furuuchi… - Particuology, 2024 - Elsevier
This study reports on an investigation of fine and coarse carbonaceous particulate matters
(PM) in Tachileik, eastern Myanmar, during the dry and wet seasons of 2022. The carbon …

Climate change and cancer care: a policy statement from ASCO

E Bernicker, SD Averbuch, S Edge, J Kamboj… - JCO Oncology …, 2024 - ascopubs.org
There is incontrovertible and increasing evidence that the changing climate because of the
production and burning of fossil fuels has impact on health care delivery and outcomes …

Control priority based on source-specific DALYs of PM2. 5-bound heavy metals by PMF-PSCF-IsoSource model in urban and suburban Beijing

Y Gao, T Lyu, W Zhang, X Zhou, R Zhang… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
To determine the priority control sources, an approach was proposed to evaluate the source-
specific contribution to health risks from inhaling PM 2.5-bound heavy metals (PBHMs). A …

Long‐term exposure to air pollution and incidence of gastric and the upper aerodigestive tract cancers in a pooled European cohort: The ELAPSE project

G Nagel, J Chen, A Jaensch, L Skodda… - … Journal of Cancer, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Air pollution has been shown to significantly impact human health including cancer. Gastric
and upper aerodigestive tract (UADT) cancers are common and increased risk has been …

Outdoor ultrafine particulate matter and risk of lung cancer in Southern California

RR Jones, JA Fisher, S Hasheminassab… - American Journal of …, 2024 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Particulate matter⩽ 2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM2. 5) is an established
cause of lung cancer, but the association with ultrafine particulate matter (UFP; aerodynamic …

Physicochemical hazard assessment of ash and dome rock from the 2021 eruption of La Soufrière, St Vincent, for the assessment of respiratory health impacts and …

CJ Horwell, DE Damby, C Stewart… - Geological Society …, 2024 - lyellcollection.org
Abstract La Soufrière, St Vincent, began an extrusive eruption on 27 December 2020. The
lava dome was destroyed, along with much of the pre-existing 1979 dome, in explosive …

Deciphering exogenous chemical carcinogenicity through interpretable deep learning: A novel approach for evaluating atmospheric pollutant hazards

H Zhang, H Yi, Y Hao, L Zhao, W Pan, Q Xue… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cancer remains a significant global health concern, with millions of deaths attributed to it
annually. Environmental pollutants play a pivotal role in cancer etiology and contribute to the …