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Published on: February 2, 2015
Cancer and climate change
Robert A Hiatt1, Naomi Beyeler2
1Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Abstract:
The acute impact of climate change on human health is receiving increased attention, but little is known or appreciated about the effect of climate change on chronic diseases, particularly cancer. This Review provides a synopsis of what is known about climate change and the exposures it generates relevant to cancer. In the context of the world's cancer burden and the probable direction we could expect to follow in the absence of climate change, this scoping review of the literature summarises the effects that climate change is having on major cancers, from environmental exposures to ultraviolet radiation, air pollution, disruptions in the food and water supply, environmental toxicants, and infectious agents. Finally, we explore the effect of climate change on the possible disruption of health systems that have been essential to cancer control practice. We conclude with potential responses and opportunities for intervention.
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