Air pollution constitutes the most pressing environmental health risk facing our global population. It is estimated to contribute toward 7 million premature deaths a year, while 92% of the world’s population are estimated to breathe toxic air quality (WHO, 2016). In less developed countries, 98% of children under five breathe toxic air.

At least 32,987 Kenyans died of cancer in 2018 as revealed by a latest report on the extent the disease has ravaged the country.

On World Environment Day, let’s be inspired to become Earth warriors to combat the pollutants that are affecting the quality of air we breathe.

The life expectancy of children born today will be shortened by 20 months on average by breathing the toxic air that is widespread across the globe, with the greatest toll in south Asia, according

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) released the latest estimates on the global burden of cancer. The GLOBOCAN 2018 database, accessible online as part of the IARC Global Cancer Observatory, provides estimates of incidence and mortality in 185 countries for 36 types of cancer and for all cancer sites combined. An analysis of these results, published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, highlights the large geographical diversity in cancer occurrence and the variations in the magnitude and profile of the disease between and within world regions.

Air pollution not only harms the heart and lungs, a new study indicates it affects the brain so much that people, especially the elderly, could struggle for words or to complete simple maths.

Currently, lung cancer is responsible for five deaths per 1,000 in India and seven per 1,000 in Delhi

Environment Ministry to implement emission standards of coal plants, one of the biggest contributors to air pollution, without further delay.

In an alarming new research study, researchers have stated that lung cancer mortality rates among women could increase by 43 per cent by 2030.

A new study on lung cancer has thrown up disturbing trends on the emergence of the disease among non-smokers, younger people and females.

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