Lung Cancer 2022 Jun 10;170:65-73. Epub 2022 Jun 10.
Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Abramson Cancer Center, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Objective: Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Exposure to outdoor air pollution (OAP) is associated with increased lung cancer incidence, however little is known about the association of OAP and survival after diagnosis.
Methods: We investigated the effects of OAP and lung cancer survival in Pennsylvania using data from Pennsylvania Cancer Registry. Read More