Exposure to ambient air pollution and the incidence of lung cancer and breast cancer in the Ontario Population Health and Environment Cohort

• Published in: International journal of cancer Vol. 146; no. 9; pp. 2450 - 2459
• Main Authors: Bai, Li, Shin, Saeha, Burnett, Richard T., Kwong, Jeffrey C., Hystad, Perry, Donkelaar, Aaron, Goldberg, Mark S., Lavigne, Eric, Weichenthal, Scott, Martin, Randall V., Copes, Ray, Kopp, Alexander, Chen, Hong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.05.2020; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Air pollution; ambient air pollution; Breast cancer; Cancer; Chronic exposure; Health risk assessment; incidence; Lung cancer; Medical research; Nitrogen dioxide; Particulate matter; Pollutants; Population studies; lung cancer; breast cancer; incidence; ambient air pollution

Lung and female breast cancers are highly prevalent worldwide. Although the association between exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and lung cancer has been recognized, there is less evidence for associations with other common air pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and ozone (...