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SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2026

Impact of Pollution on Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis with Focus on Air Pollution.

Sagar Sharma Timilsina, Tilak Bhusal, Avishek Choudhury

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Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Sagar Sharma TimilsinaDepartment of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-5278-2176
Tilak BhusalDepartment of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.
Avishek ChoudhuryDepartment of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5342-0709

Funding

US EPA Office of Prevention, Pesticides, & Toxic Substances 84070601
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pollution remains a major global public health concern increasingly associated with cancer incidence. This systematic review and meta-analyses examined the association between cancer risk and pollution across air, water, and land following the PRISMA guidelines. From 26,367 records initially identified in PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus (January 2014-June 2025), 168 studies met the eligibility criteria. Meta-analyses conducted on 11 groups of studies revealed significant associations of lung cancer with fine particulate matter (HR

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Air PollutantsAir PollutionNeoplasmsHumansParticulate MatterAir PollutantsParticulate Matterair pollutioncancerheavy metalsland pollutionparticulate matterwater pollution

Identifiers

PMID42074368
PMCPMC13116831

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