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ArticleCancer epidemiology2025

Exposure to outdoor air pollution, wildfires, and cancer survival in the United States.

Trang VoPham, Tianjia Liu, Malia Cortez, Seigi Karasaki, Nicholas F Falkenberg, Hiwot Y Zewdie, Jiayu Lin, Caroline Nondin, Sam L S Chao, Tyler Knowlton and 7 more

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Article in Cancer epidemiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Wildfire smoke PMCancer epidemiology · 2026
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  3. Wildfire smoke PMScience advances · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Trang VoPhamEpidemiology Program, Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. Electronic address: trang@fredhutch.org.
Tianjia LiuDepartment of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Malia CortezEpidemiology Program, Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
Seigi KarasakiEpidemiology Program, Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
Nicholas F FalkenbergDepartment of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Hiwot Y ZewdieDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Jiayu LinEpidemiology Program, Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
Caroline NondinEpidemiology Program, Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
Sam L S ChaoPublic Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
Tyler KnowltonPlume Labs by AccuWeather, Paris, France.
Boris QuennehenPlume Labs by AccuWeather, Paris, France.
Jason A MendozaCancer Prevention Program, Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA; Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
George N IoannouDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Healthcare System and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Kristin BerryResearch and Development, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, WA, USA.
Gary AdamkiewiczDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Christopher I LiEpidemiology Program, Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Jaime E HartDepartment of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

Funding

Translational Research Support CoreP30ES000002 · NIEHS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (SCH OF PUBLIC HLTH) · PI Marc G Weisskopf · 1985 to 2026
$44.6M
Contributing Factors and Consequences of Cancer Health DisparitiesT32CA094880 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Christopher I Li, AMANDA IRENE PHIPPS · 2017 to 2026
$3.7M
Air pollution and health disparities in liver disease and cancerK01DK125612 · NIDDK · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI VOPHAM, TRANG · 2020 to 2024
$746k
NCI NIH HHS T32 CA094880NIDDK NIH HHS K01 DK125612NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES000002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundClimate change has led to an increase in wildfires, a major source of air pollution, which may be particularly harmful to individuals diagnosed with cancer. The objective of this study was to examine the relationships of air pollution and wildfires with mortality risk among cancer survivors.

methodsSurveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) cancer registries provided information on 7,051,014 patients diagnosed with cancer from 2000 to 2021 in the United States. Cox regression was used to calculate adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) and 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) for the associations between exposures to particulate matter < 2.5 µm (PM

resultsThere were 3,452,593 deaths, including 2,369,364 from cancer, 525,409 from cardiopulmonary, and 557,820 from other causes. Among cancer survivors, higher exposure to PM

conclusionsAmong patients diagnosed with cancer, PM

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Air PollutionCancer SurvivorsEnvironmental ExposureNeoplasmsWildfiresAdultAgedAir PollutantsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNitrogen DioxideOzoneParticulate MatterSEER ProgramAir PollutantsNitrogen DioxideOzoneParticulate MatterAir pollutionCancer epidemiologyCancer mortalityCancer survivalEnvironmental epidemiologyPM(2.5)Wildfires

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PMID40737820
PMCPMC12341480

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