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Does smog cause lung cancer

Male  47 years old 2020-05-10
My lifestyle has always been very healthy, I have never smoked, and my life is very regular. Every day, I will spend some time outdoors to exercise. During this time, the weather is bad, there is always haze, and my husband will not let me go out to exercise. Said that it may cause lung cancer, but how can smog cause lung cancer?

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  • BY Frederic Sander 2020-05-10
    Smog can indeed cause lung cancer. The composition of smog is very complicated, including hundreds of atmospheric particulates. Among them, human health is mainly aerosol particles with a diameter of less than ten microns. It can directly enter the upper and lower respiratory tract and lung lobes of people. Medium, causing rhinitis, bronchitis, in such an environment, people with weaker self-resistance may cause upper respiratory tract infections, asthma, allergies and other diseases within a day or two. Long-term exposure to this environment can also induce lung cancer. Therefore, the haze weather should be as little as possible to exercise outdoors.
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