Wildfires and Cancer Risk - Dr Matthew Schabath PhD Moffitt Cancer Center
APR 21, 20266 MIN
Wildfires and Cancer Risk - Dr Matthew Schabath PhD Moffitt Cancer Center
APR 21, 20266 MIN
Description
As Florida faces one of its worst wildfire seasons in years, a new study released at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting in San Diego, matches cancer rates in more than 90 thousand people over a decade to areas dealing with wildfire smoke. It finds the risk of certain cancers, including colorectal, more than doubled and risks of lung cancer nearly doubled. We speak with Matthew Schabath PhD, who leads the Cancer Epidemiology Program at Tampa's Moffitt Cancer Center, on how the researchers came up with those findings and how to apply them in your life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.