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Should air pollution exposure be a risk factor for lung cancer screening?
Should air pollution exposure be a risk factor for lung cancer screening?
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Jun 28, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Air pollution is associated with over 4 million annual deaths worldwide, and the World Health Organization estimates that ambient air pollution is responsible for 29% of global lung cancer deaths.
In this episode of Data Points we are joined by Dr. Vineet Khanna, a Radiologist and lead author of the recent paper Criteria for Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening in the Setting of Air Pollution, to discuss the data behind the correlation between air pollution and lung cancer, and his suggestions for how the global healthcare community can start to address the growing disease burden caused by air pollution.
Mentioned in this episode:
Criteria for Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening in the Setting of Air Pollution: A Discussion That's Long Overdue
Air Pollution and Cigarette Equivalence
India Real-Time and Historic Air Quality
State of Global Air
GEO Health Community of Practice
Additional resources:
World Health Organization Indicator Groups: Ambient Air Pollution
In this episode of Data Points we are joined by Dr. Vineet Khanna, a Radiologist and lead author of the recent paper Criteria for Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening in the Setting of Air Pollution, to discuss the data behind the correlation between air pollution and lung cancer, and his suggestions for how the global healthcare community can start to address the growing disease burden caused by air pollution.
Mentioned in this episode:
Criteria for Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening in the Setting of Air Pollution: A Discussion That's Long Overdue
Air Pollution and Cigarette Equivalence
India Real-Time and Historic Air Quality
State of Global Air
GEO Health Community of Practice
Additional resources:
World Health Organization Indicator Groups: Ambient Air Pollution
Released:
Jun 28, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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