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"Scientists have uncovered how air pollution causes lung cancer in
groundbreaking research that promises to rewrite our understanding of the
disease.
The findings outline how fine particulates contained in car fumes “awaken”
dormant mutations in lung cells and tip them into a cancerous state. The work
helps explain why so many non-smokers develop lung cancer and is a “wake-up
call” about the damaging impact of pollution on human health.
“The risk of lung cancer from air pollution is lower than from smoking, but we
have no control over what we all breathe,” said Prof Charles Swanton of the
Francis Crick Institute and University College London, who presented the
findings at the European Society for Medical Oncology conference in Paris on
Saturday.
“Globally, more people are exposed to unsafe levels of air pollution than to
toxic chemicals in cigarette smoke, and these new data link the importance of
addressing climate health to improving human health.”
Smoking remains the biggest cause of lung cancer, but outdoor air pollution
causes about one in 10 cases in the UK, and an estimated 6,000 people who have
never smoked die of lung cancer every year. Globally, about 300,000 lung cancer
deaths in 2019 were attributed to exposure to fine particulate matter, known as
PM2.5, contained in air pollution."
Via Frederick Wilson II.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
