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Ambient air pollution and urological cancer risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological evidence.
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Nature communications [Nat Commun] 2024 Jun 15; Vol. 15 (1), pp. 5116. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 15. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Exposure to ambient air pollution has significant adverse health effects; however, whether air pollution is associated with urological cancer is largely unknown. We conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis with epidemiological studies, showing that a 5 μg/m <superscript>3</superscript> increase in PM <subscript>2.5</subscript> exposure is associated with a 6%, 7%, and 9%, increased risk of overall urological, bladder, and kidney cancer, respectively; and a 10 μg/m <superscript>3</superscript> increase in NO <subscript>2</subscript> is linked to a 3%, 4%, and 4% higher risk of overall urological, bladder, and prostate cancer, respectively. Were these associations to reflect causal relationships, lowering PM <subscript>2.5</subscript> levels to 5.8 μg/m <superscript>3</superscript> could reduce the age-standardized rate of urological cancer by 1.5 ~ 27/100,000 across the 15 countries with the highest PM <subscript>2.5</subscript> level from the top 30 countries with the highest urological cancer burden. Implementing global health policies that can improve air quality could potentially reduce the risk of urologic cancer and alleviate its burden.<br /> (© 2024. The Author(s).)
- Subjects :
- Humans
Male
Air Pollutants adverse effects
Air Pollutants analysis
Environmental Exposure adverse effects
Risk Factors
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms epidemiology
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms etiology
Kidney Neoplasms epidemiology
Kidney Neoplasms etiology
Prostatic Neoplasms epidemiology
Prostatic Neoplasms etiology
Female
Air Pollution adverse effects
Air Pollution analysis
Urologic Neoplasms epidemiology
Urologic Neoplasms etiology
Particulate Matter adverse effects
Particulate Matter analysis
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2041-1723
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Nature communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38879581
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-48857-2