Car exhaust fumes
BBC
Exhaust fumes from diesel engines do cause cancer, a panel of experts working for the World Health Organization says.
It concluded that the exhausts were definitely a cause of lung cancer and may also cause tumours in the bladder.
It based the findings on research in high-risk workers such as miners, railway workers and truck drivers, reports the BBC.
However, the panel said everyone should try to reduce their exposure to diesel exhaust fumes.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer, a part of the World
Health Organization, had previously labelled diesel exhausts as probably
carcinogenic to humans.
IARC has now labelled exhausts as a definite cause of cancer, although
it does not compare how risky different carcinogens are. Diesel exhausts
are now in the same group as carcinogens ranging from wood chippings to
plutonium and sunlight to alcohol.
It is thought people working in at-risk industries have about a 40% increased risk of developing lung cancer
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