Burden of lung cancer attributable to occupational diesel engine exhaust exposure in Canada.

Joanne KimCheryl E PetersVictoria H ArrandaleFrance LabrècheCalvin B GeChristopher B McLeodChaojie SongJérôme LavouéHugh W DaviesAnne-Marie NicolManisha PahwaPaul A Demers

Published in: Occupational and environmental medicine (2018)

This is the first study to quantify the burden of lung cancer attributable to occupational DEE exposure in Canada. Our results underscore a large potential for prevention, and a large public health impact from occupational exposure to low levels of DEE.

Keyphrases

public health
risk factors
particulate matter
air pollution
climate change
risk assessment