PM2.5, vegetation density, and childhood cancer: a case-control registry-based study from Texas 1995-2011

DISCUSSION: Increasing early life exposure to PM2.5 increased the risk of childhood cancers. NDVI decreased risk of two cancers yet increased risk of others. These findings highlight the complexity between PM2.5 and NDVI in cancer etiology.PMID:38366656 | DOI:10.1093/jnci/djae035

Source: Cancer Control - February 17, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Lindsay A Williams David Haynes Jeannette M Sample Zhanni Lu Ali Hossaini Laura A McGuinn Thanh T Hoang Philip J Lupo Michael E Scheurer Source Type: research