Acute air pollution exposure and gastrointestinal cancer mortality: a case-crossover study in coastal China
Short-term exposure to PM<sub>2.5,</sub> PM<sub>10</sub>, and O<sub>3</sub> elevates GI cancer mortality risk, particularly among the older males and upper GI malignancies. These findings highlight the need for revised air quality standards addressing acute exposure thresholds and targeted protections for high-risk populations to mitigate pollution-related cancer mortality.
Authors
- Zhuchao Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2148-0467)
- Beibei Qiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7053-7503)
- Fudong Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8771-5938)
- Weimin Kong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4429-3242)
- Yanqiu Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9317-2283)
- Xiaojie Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7748-1541)
- Cheng Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1906-1598)
- Jian Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8483-7198)
- Cai Wei
- Lingling Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7166-3966)
- Yang Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8737-590X)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Shandong University (CN)
- Xuzhou Medical College (CN)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Nantong University (CN)
- Jiangsu Vocational College of Medicine (CN)
- Yancheng First People's Hospital (CN)
- Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control And Prevention (CN)
- Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (TW)
- Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1666928
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.20
Funders
- Xuzhou Medical University