Long-term residential exposure to air pollution and risk of testicular cancer in Denmark: A population-based case-control study.

Tahir Taj Aslak Harbo PoulsenMatthias KetzelCamilla GeelsJorgen BrandtJesper Heile Christensen Ulla Arthur HvidtfeldtMette SørensenOle Raaschou-Nielsen

Published in: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology (2022)

We report both positive and negative associations between ambient air pollutants and risk of testicular, dependent on pollutant, exposure time window and age at diagnosis. This is the first study to investigate such associations.

Keyphrases

air pollution
particulate matter
lung function
germ cell
papillary thyroid
squamous cell carcinoma
risk assessment