Association between humidifier disinfectant use duration and lung cancer development in Korea
Our study provides some of the first robust epidemiological evidence that prolonged humidifier disinfectant use contributes to lung cancer development. Future studies-particularly those including unexposed populations-are needed to confirm these findings.
Authors
- Hyungryul Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3371-0557)
- Kyoung Nam Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3898-3236)
- Woojoo Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5736-4583)
- Jungyun Lim
- Sungchan Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4876-3205)
- Dong-Wook Lee
- Jong Hun Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9431-9906)
- Young‐Hee Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1654-2889)
- Su Hwan Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8465-3564)
- Jung Joo Hwang
- Sol Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2229-6781)
Institutions
- Seoul National University (KR)
- Gyeongsang National University (KR)
- Yonsei University (KR)
- Inha University Hospital (KR)
- Ajou University (KR)
- National Institute of Environmental Research (KR)
- Sungkyunkwan University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Epidemiology and Health
- Published
- 2025-05-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2025023
- Primary Topic
- Antimicrobial agents and applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministry of Environment
- Ministry of Education, India
- National Institute of Environmental Research