The Silent Threat: Role Of Air Pollution in Bladder Cancer
The relationship between bladder cancer risk and environmental factors due to air pollution may be underappreciated. The studies suggest that involuntary contact with particulate matter pollutants, especially PM2.5 and nitrogen oxides, may raise bladder cancer risk, especially in older groups.
Although the evidence remains poor, it has been shown that ambient pollution concentrations as low as 25 ug/m3 can elevate risk, indicating that a threshold for safety is nonexistent. As such, even more research into bladder cancer and the carcinogenic nature of air pollutants is warranted.
