PM2.5, vegetation density, and childhood cancer: a case-control registry-based study from Texas 1995-2011.
Lindsay A WilliamsDavid HaynesJeannette M SampleZhanni LuAli HossainiLaura A McGuinnThanh T HoangPhilip J LupoMichael E ScheurerPublished in: Journal of the National Cancer Institute (2024)
Increasing early-life exposure to PM2.5 increased the risk of childhood cancers. NDVI decreased the risk of 2 cancers yet increased the risk of others. These findings highlight the complexity between PM2.5 and NDVI in cancer etiology.