Yes lung cancer caused by air pollution it has reported by International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).
Air pollution can be man-made, such as fumes from cars and smoke from burning fuels like wood or coal. Both indoor and outdoor air pollutants have been shown to increase the risk of cancer. Air pollution is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer.
Hi Gurjit Singh
Air pollution from dust, smoke, and other chemicals in the atmosphere has been attributed to cause ~ 2% of lung cancers in the US. Compounds in the pollutant could lead to DNA damage in the lungs which set the stage for a higher risk of lung cancer. Indeed the The IARC has classified outdoor air pollution as a cancer-causing agent. Find link below for your perusal.
https://thorax.bmj.com/content/58/12/1010
Article Outdoor Air Pollution and Lung Cancer
https://www.cancer.org/latest-news/world-health-organization-outdoor-air-pollution-causes-cancer.html
The fact is that IARC has evaluated what we commonly call air pollution in two components as carcinogens. The overall air pollution as one component as well as outdoor particulate matters in the air (substances smaller than 2.5 micrometer) are declared as Group 1 carcinogens.
This is the actual IARC report:
https://www.iarc.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/AirPollutionandCancer161.pdf
Yes. Please see the following RG links.
Article Long-term exposure to urban air pollution and lung cancer mo...
Article Air pollution as a risk factor for lung cancer
Article Traffic-related air pollution and lung cancer: A meta-analysis
Article Air Pollution and Lung Cancer in Trieste, Italy: Spatial Ana...
Article Ambient air pollution as a risk factor for lung cancer
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