A recent study has proven that sir pollution can further deteriorate the condition of cancer patients. The increased air pollution can cause cardio-oncology risks among patients increasing the time of their recovery.
Disadvantaged populations worldwide have a higher exposure to air pollution. The overlap in the cardio-oncology risks due to air pollution has been well established and the need to keep cancer patients in an environment away from the air pollution is further reinforced. With little immunity and little chances of recovery from even mild infections a pulmonary tract or higher respiratory tract infection due to increased air pollution can prove deadly for a cancer patient.
More than 1.1 crore patients were reviewed for this study thus making it one of the most comprehensive medical studies ever taken. Cities where air pollution is low can have cancer patients with a higher chances of recovery as compared to places where air pollution is on the higher side.
In the south Asian sub continent the levels of air pollution has increased manifold. Just a few years back it was Ahvaz a city in Iran which was considered as the most polluted city in the world. However, things have changed as now this title oscillates among a few south Asian cities. Delhi in particular has seen some of the worst air pollution from last one decade. In winters the things look unmanageable. The government itself advises people with pulmonary or respiratory tract issues to leave the National Capital Region (NCR) for some time.
Now with this report coming to fore it remains to be seen what the advisory in Delhi would look like this winter. Point in case is that Delhi has some of the biggest cancer care hospitals in the entire South Asia.
Air pollution is a deadly menace. The governments in north India must chalk out a strategy right from summer months to lessen the impact of air pollution during winters.
