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Particulate Matter Exposure after a Cancer Diagnosis and All-Cause Mortality in a Regional Cancer Registry-Based Cohort in South Korea

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  • Sang-Yong Eom

    (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea
    Chungbuk Environmental Health Center, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju 28644, Korea)

  • Yong-Dae Kim

    (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea
    Chungbuk Environmental Health Center, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju 28644, Korea
    Chungbuk Regional Cancer Center, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju 28644, Korea)

  • Heon Kim

    (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea
    Chungbuk Environmental Health Center, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju 28644, Korea
    Chungbuk Regional Cancer Center, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju 28644, Korea)

Abstract

Although particulate matter (PM) is a Group 1 carcinogen, few studies have evaluated the effect of PM exposure after a cancer diagnosis on survival. Herein, we evaluated the effect of exposure to ambient PM 10 after a cancer diagnosis on survival using data from the Regional Cancer Registry cohort in Chungbuk Province, Korea. A total of 44,432 patients with cancer who survived for >1 year after being diagnosed between 2005 and 2018 were followed until 31 December 2019; there were 32,734 survivors (73.7%) and 11,698 deceased (26.3%). The average follow-up period was 67.7 months, and the cumulative average concentration of PM 10 exposure of patients with cancer after a diagnosis was 49.0 µg/m 3 . When PM 10 concentration increased by 1 standard deviation (5.2 µg/m 3 ), the all-cause mortality risk increased 2.06-fold (95% CI: 2.02–2.11). This trend was most pronounced in the younger patient group and in patients with local-stage cancer. This study demonstrates that exposure to PM 10 after cancer diagnosis might influence the survival of patients with cancer, requiring environmental preventive measures such as lower pollutant exposure.

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  • Sang-Yong Eom & Yong-Dae Kim & Heon Kim, 2022. "Particulate Matter Exposure after a Cancer Diagnosis and All-Cause Mortality in a Regional Cancer Registry-Based Cohort in South Korea," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(16), pages 1-8, August.
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    1. Sang-Yong Eom & Aryun Kim & Ju-Hee Lee & Sang Min Kim & Sang-Yeub Lee & Kyung-Kuk Hwang & Hyun-Joung Lim & Myeong-Chan Cho & Yong-Dae Kim & Jang-Whan Bae & Jun Hyung Kim & Dae-In Lee, 2022. "Positive Effect of Air Purifier Intervention on Baroreflex Sensitivity and Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: A Randomized Crossover Intervention Trial," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(12), pages 1-10, June.
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