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

Expiry Date
: 15/05/2031
CPD Units
: 3.00 Points

Systematic review and meta-analysis examining associations between environmental pollution (especially air pollution) and cancer risk, highlighting evidence linking particulate matter and other pollutants to increased cancer incidence globally.

Keywords: Air pollution, cancer risk, ozone, environmental exposure, carcinogenesis, epidemiology, meta-analysis, public health, pollutants, oxidative stress, respiratory cancer, environmental health.

Reading material:

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:

To review the relationship between environmental pollution, particularly air pollution and cancer risk, using evidence from epidemiological studies and meta-analytic data.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

  1. The association between different types of environmental pollutants (especially air pollutants such as PM₂.₅ and NO₂) and cancer development risk.
  2. The role of epidemiological evidence and meta-analysis in assessing and quantifying cancer risk linked to environmental pollution exposure.

Instructions for this Module

  • Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
  • You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
  • The pass grade is 70%;
  • You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
  • Please click on the CPD certificate link below to claim your CPD certificate and to update your CPD Manager.

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