S. RAGURAMAN AND S. SUNDARABALAN
Abstract
Cancer is a major life risk disease in the world. One of the main causes of cancer diseases is smoking and chewing tobacco products which are the principal risk factor for causation of lung cancer for males. Air pollution is a complex mixture of particulate matter and gases produced by industrial and commercial activities and different types of transportations. But according to the WHO, particulate matter Trusted Source is most closely associated with cancer. Particulate matter refers to a mix of tiny solid and liquid particles that are suspended in the air. We shall conclude that our analysis suggested the existence of the long term effects of air pollution of common levels on lung cancer. In the Chennai regions, higher air pollution associated with increase transmission of lung cancer. Also, air pollution factors NOX, SO2, PM2.5 and PM10 in Chennai district were taken into account of this research study. The data were analyzed with Poisson regression analysis using R software. The aim of this study is to estimate the associations between air pollution and lung cancer in Chennai district, Tamil Nadu.