Integrating extreme weather and air pollution risk reduction into pediatric cancer care

The health impacts of extreme weather and air pollution are expected to worsen into the future. There is growing evidence that vulnerable populations, including pediatric patients with cancer, may be at increased risk. There is limited progress, however, on translating these growing risks into clinical prevention strategies. We describe the utilization of a simple risk communication framework and list resources to help pediatric oncology providers engage in discussion of extreme weather and air pollution with patients to reduce their risk.