Exposure to household air pollution in relation to stomach and esophageal cancer in Xuanwei, China.

ABSTRACT: Household air pollution (HAP) is a global health burden affecting about half of the world's population. In Xuanwei, China, individuals experience high concentrations of various HAP constituents, particularly polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Here, the association between HAP constituents and cause-specific mortality from stomach and esophageal cancer was investigated. The study was conducted in a cohort of 42,420 subjects from Xuanwei, China. Participants were followed from 1976 to 2011. Type of fuel used was collected through a questionnaire and categorized into lifetime smoky vs. other fuel use. Annual exposures were predicted for 43 HAP constituents and 5 clusters were identified using hierarchical clustering. Cox regression was used to estimate the association between lifetime s

SUBMITTER: Blechter B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12910464 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature