HEALTH
WHO: Diesel exhaust causes cancer, same magnitude as second-hand smoke
June 12, 2012
June 12, 2012
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istockphoto (CBS/AP) Diesel exhaust causes cancer, the International Agency for Research on Cancer declared Tuesday, a ruling it said could make exhaust as important a public health threat as secondhand smoke.
The agency - which is a part of the World Health Organization - said the risk of getting cancer from diesel fumes is small, but since so many people breathe in the fumes in some way, raising the status of diesel exhaust to carcinogen from "probable carcinogen" was an important shift.
Lung cancer risk increases with diesel exhaust exposure
Global cancer cases projected to rise 75% by 2030
"It's
The agency - which is a part of the World Health Organization - said the risk of getting cancer from diesel fumes is small, but since so many people breathe in the fumes in some way, raising the status of diesel exhaust to carcinogen from "probable carcinogen" was an important shift.
Lung cancer risk increases with diesel exhaust exposure
Global cancer cases projected to rise 75% by 2030
"It's
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