Research continues to show a connection between lung cancer and air pollution exposure. Here’s how air pollution can lead to cancer.

Did you know that World Lung Cancer Day is the first of August? World Lung Cancer Day’s purpose is to spread awareness about lung cancer and educate the public on the importance of early detection. We want to do our part to generate awareness by talking about the relationship between air pollution and lung cancer.

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer globally and the third most common in the U.S. It is also the most deadly cancer in the U.S. for both men and women.

The number of lung cancer cases continues to increase across the world. There were 1.8 million lung cancer cases reported worldwide in 2012. In 2020, more than 2.2 million cases were reported. Lung cancer is more deadly than breast, colon and prostate cancers combined.

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