Long-term Exposure to PM10 Increases Lung Cancer Risks: A Cohort Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Although lung cancer incidences in female never-smokers have increased, few studies focus on explicit investigation. We aimed to investigate the relationship between long-term exposure to ambient particulate matter sized 10 μm or less in diameter (PM10) and the incidence of lung cancer within different genders and smoking status populations.

Materials and methods

We included Seoul metropolitan residents, aged between 20 and 65 years, who underwent a national health screening examination from 2005-2007 and were followed up until 2015. Individual-level long-term exposure to PM10 was assessed based on subject home addresses. To assess the relationship between PM10 and lung cancer, we estimated hazard ratios (HRs) for increased lung cancer incidence from a 10 µg/m3 incre

SUBMITTER: Lee HW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9582463 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature