WHO: Air pollution leading cause of cancer

Al Jazeera English 2013-10-18

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Outdoor air pollution is a leading cause of cancer in humans, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), an arm of the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The IARC said on Thursday that a panel of top experts had found "sufficient evidence" that exposure to outdoor air pollution caused lung cancer and raised the risk of bladder cancer.

Al Jazeera's Jonah Hull reports from London.

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