Ambient air pollution and mortality in older patients with breast cancer
Our findings identified air pollution as a risk factor for mortality in older patients with breast cancer. Protective measures and air pollution control strategies may help reduce exposure and improve outcomes.
Authors
- Robert O. Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1180-6459)
- Hannah M. Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5456-5291)
- Yaguang Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6796-7510)
- Brent A. Coull (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1808-4156)
- Kanhua Yin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4769-3129)
- Susan L. Teitelbaum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2190-1575)
- Edgar Castro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4771-8813)
- Joseph A. Sparano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9031-2010)
- Min Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4363-8492)
- Joel Schwartz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5232-9957)
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Tisch Hospital (US)
- University of Missouri–Kansas City (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
- Published
- 2025-08-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djaf217
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.60