Impact of fine particles in ambient air on lung cancer.
- Author:
Gerard HOEK
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;
Ole RAASCHOU-NIELSEN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Air Pollutants; toxicity; Air Pollution; adverse effects; Carcinogens, Environmental; toxicity; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; etiology; Particulate Matter; toxicity; Risk Factors
- From:Chinese Journal of Cancer 2014;33(4):197-203
- CountryChina
- Language:English
- 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 carcinogen. Air pollution is consistently associated with lung cancer in epidemiologic and experimental studies. The IARC assessment is specifically designed as hazard identification, and it does not quantify the magnitude of the cancer risk. This article addresses the magnitude of the lung cancer risk in the population due to ambient air pollution exposure.
