An analysis reveals that over 1,100 UK residents developed adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer, due to air pollution in 2022. The World Health Organization's IARC found 515 men and 590 women affected, with UK rates being higher than those in the US and Canada, and significantly higher than in Finland. Health experts stress the urgent need for government action to curb air pollution to prevent further lung cancer cases and highlight the devastating impact on public health.
This data is as equally shocking as it is important. We have always been aware that air pollution increases the risk of lung cancer, but we can now see how stark the impact truly is.
The data emphasised the imperative for the government to address the ongoing impacts of air pollution on health with greater determination.
The toll of cancer cases caused by toxic air could only be addressed by a concerted government effort to reduce air pollution.
Failure to do so will only see more lives devastated by lung cancer.
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