Friday, December 03, 2021

Study links increasing air pollution to the rise of a type of lung cancer

 

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/936113

 

 News Release 29-Nov-2021
Findings also reveal decline in smoking led to decrease in another type of lung cancer
Peer-Reviewed Publication
Nanyang Technological University

 

An international team of scientists, led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has linked increased air pollution to an uptick in cases of lung adenocarcinoma (LADC) worldwide. The same study also concluded an overall lower consumption of tobacco worldwide is statistically linked to less people contracting lung squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC).

Lung adenocarcinoma is a type of cancer for which research strongly suggests that genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors play a part, while lung squamous cell carcinoma is often linked to a history of smoking.

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