title: Impact of fine particles in ambient air on lung cancer.
abstract: Recently, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified outdoor air pollution and the particulate matter component of outdoor air pollution as class I carcinogen. Air pollution is consistently associated with lung cancer in epidemiologic and experimental studies. The IARC assessment is specifically designed as hazard identification, and it does not quantify the magnitude of the cancer risk. This article addresses the magnitude of the lung cancer risk in the population due to ambient air pollution exposure.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. g.hoek@uu.nl.
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hoek
authors.forename: Ole
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Raaschou-Nielsen
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000633:toxicity*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental; D052638:Particulate Matter