Commute patterns, residential traffic-related air pollution, and lung cancer risk in the prospective UK Biobank cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Commuting exposes millions of people to carcinogens from traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) but is seldomly considered in epidemiologic studies of lung cancer. In the prospective United Kingdom (UK) Biobank cohort study, we investigated associations between commute patterns, residential nitrogen dioxide concentrations (NO₂; a surrogate for TRAP), and lung cancer risk.

Methods

We analyzed 234,124 employed participants at baseline (2006-2010). There were 493 incident lung cancer cases diagnosed over an average 7-year follow-up. Subjects were cross-classified into exclusive categories of commute mode (automobile, public transportation, walking, cycling, active mixture, and other mixture) and frequency (regular: 1-4, often: ≥5 work-bound trips/week). An

SUBMITTER: Wong JYY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8292218 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature