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Title: The association between ambient fine particulate air pollution and lung cancer incidence: Results from the AHSMOG-2 study
Author:Gharibvand L, Shavlik D, Ghamsary M, Beeson W L, Soret S, Knutsen R, Knutsen S F
Source:Environmental Health Perspectives 125(3)
Date:March 2017
There is a positive association between ambient fine particulate matter ≤ 2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5) and incidence and mortality of lung cancer (LC), but few studies have assessed the relationship between ambient PM2.5 and LC among never smokers. The authors assessed the association between PM2.5 and risk of LC using the Adventist Health and Smog Study-2 (AHSMOG-2), a cohort of health conscious nonsmokers where 81% have never smoked.
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