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Recent research highlights the critical impact of air pollution on cardiovascular disease in cancer patients, exacerbating health conditions and mortality rates, particularly among socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. Credit: SciTechDaily.com
Although modern therapies have extended the lives of many cancer patients, survivors often live with chronic health conditions, including shows that air pollution plays a significant role in increasing cardiovascular disease and mortality in cancer patients and contributes to health disparities related to these conditions.
Rao noted that air pollution has been recognized as a significant risk factor for both cardiovascular diseases and cancer; however, little research has been done to study its effects, specifically in cardio-oncology or the overlap of both diseases. The new study was motivated by a need to fill that gap, Rao said.Researchers reviewed papers published between 2000 and 2023 and found eight studies that directly explored the combined effect of air pollution on cardiovascular disease and cancer.
The paper also highlights how air pollution contributes to health disparities worldwide. Disadvantaged populations are exposed to higher levels of air pollution, and cancer patients with a lower socioeconomic status face a higher risk of cardiovascular disease mortality linked to air pollution than the general public, researchers said.“More research is needed, including clinical studies, to understand the impacts of air pollution on cardiovascular disease and cancer in greater detail,” Rao said.
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