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Exposure to PM2.5 Metal Constituents and Liver Cancer Risk in REVEAL-HBV
- Source :
- Journal of Epidemiology, Vol 34, Iss 2, Pp 87-93 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Japan Epidemiological Association, 2024.
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Abstract
- Background: Ambient particulate matter is classified as a human Class 1 carcinogen, and recent studies found a positive relationship between fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and liver cancer. Nevertheless, little is known about which specific metal constituent contributes to the development of liver cancer. Objective: To evaluate the association of long-term exposure to metal constituents in PM2.5 with the risk of liver cancer using a Taiwanese cohort study. Methods: A total of 13,511 Taiwanese participants were recruited from the REVEAL-HBV in 1991–1992. Participants’ long-term exposure to eight metal constituents (Ba, Cu, Mn, Sb, Zn, Pb, Ni, and Cd) in PM2.5 was based on ambient measurement in 2002–2006 followed by a land-use regression model for spatial interpolation. We ascertained newly developed liver cancer (ie, hepatocellular carcinoma [HCC]) through data linkage with the Taiwan Cancer Registry and national health death certification in 1991–2014. A Cox proportional hazards model was utilized to assess the association between exposure to PM2.5 metal component and HCC. Results: We identified 322 newly developed HCC with a median follow-up of 23.1 years. Long-term exposure to PM2.5 Cu was positively associated with a risk of liver cancer. The adjusted hazard ratio (HR) was 1.13 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.02–1.25; P = 0.023) with one unit increment on Cu normalized by PM2.5 mass concentration in the logarithmic scale. The PM2.5 Cu-HCC association remained statistically significant with adjustment for co-exposures to other metal constituents in PM2.5. Conclusion: Our findings suggest PM2.5 containing Cu may attribute to the association of PM2.5 exposure with liver cancer.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09175040 and 13499092
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of Epidemiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.5a4f293689654d4b96a1f817aafead5c
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE20220262