Study Links Polluted Urban Areas With Lung Cancer

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that long-term exposure to air pollution in metropolitan areas significantly raises the risk of dying from lung cancer.

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March 6, 2002, 10:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"A study published in today's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association concludes that people living in the most heavily polluted metropolitan areas have a 12 percent increased risk of dying of lung cancer than people in the least polluted areas. The study's authors said that exposure to the tiny particles of industrial emissions and sulfate pollutants is comparable to inhaling second-hand smoke from a cigarette."

Thanks to Jeffrey Sugalski

FULL STORY: Study Ties Lung Cancer, Air Pollution

Tuesday, March 5, 2002 in The Washington Post

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