Air pollution leaves metabolic markers in blood years before lung cancer develops

Researchers at Emory University and the American Cancer Society have identified metabolic changes in the blood linked to both air-pollution exposure and an elevated risk of later developing lung cancer. The findings suggest that smog leaves a measurable biological trace long before a diagnosis is made. The discovery is not yet a diagnostic test but could help explain how pollution drives cancer development.

Similar stories

🔬 Science Scientists find blood metabolic changes linked to air pollution and lung cancer risk Interia Zdrowie · 1d ago 🏥 Health Poland expands lung cancer treatment from October — immunotherapy restart after break TVN24 · 5d ago 🔬 Science Dr. Maura Gillison, who linked throat cancer to HPV, dies at 61 NYT Health · 9d ago