WHO : Air pollution is a major cause of lung cancer
Not only that smoking could increase the risk of lung cancer . According to WHO , air pollution in the streets also a major cause of the disease .
" Air pollution is a carcinogen - a cancer-causing - is more dangerous than secondhand smoke , " said Kurt Straif of the International Agency for Research on Cancer ( IARC ) , the World Health Organization 's cancer institutions in France .
That air pollution can come from motor vehicle fumes , industrial combustion , and agricultural emissions . Because the components are quite complex , IARC argue that pollution particles in the air that is embedded in the lungs can eventually lead to cancer .
" Air pollution is also quite difficult to avoid . Because we go out, breathe the air on the streets full of pollution , " said Straif .
Air pollution is also mentioned several times the cause of heart disease and stroke .
Meanwhile , other experts said that air pollution is a cause of cancer is very difficult to avoid .
" We can choose not to smoke or not to drink , but can not not breathe , " said Francesca Dominici of Harvard University , as quoted by FoxNews .
The risk of cancer is dependent on several factors , namely genes , certain radiation exposure , and lifestyle undertaken ( including smoking , drinking alcohol , and lazy to exercise ) .
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