Exposure to increased risk of breast cancer with air pollution

A study has reported that air pollution increases the risk of heart and lung diseases and breast cancer.

Researchers from the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIAHS) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) discovered that the greatest increase in breast cancer incidence was seen among women living near their homes. There was more confusion.

Pollution includes vehicle exhaust, burning oil or coal, wood smoke, and industrial fumes, which produce particles that are small enough to be inhaled into the home.

For the study, researchers used data from the NIH-EARP Diet and Health Study, which included more than 5 million men and women between 1995 and 1996 in California, Florida, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. , with North Carolina, Louisiana, Atlanta and Detroit.

"We found an 8 percent increase in breast cancer among women whose areas had air pollution greater than 2.5," said study author Alexandra White, head of the Environment and Cancer Epidemiology Group at NIAHS. The results prove that air pollution can cause breast cancer.