Exposing to forest fires can increase the risk of death of lung cancer, especially for those who have never smoked. This is evidenced by the data of large-scale study conducted in California, which were presented at a medical conference in Shikago, Reurters reports.
The researchers followed more than 18,000 non-small mobile lung cancer patients, with whom the level of air pollution was high in the first year after their cancer diagnosis. It turned out that the possibility of illnesses of these patients was 20% higher, and if they were in the 4th round and were never smoking, that risk reached 55%.
According to experts, smoke caused by fires is much more dangerous than regular air pollution, as it contains particles of plots, biological materials, chemical compounds, metals and plastic particles. "Special health strategies are needed for the protection of such patients," said the Head of the Research Head Singhal, from the Comprehensive Cancer Center in California.
