A panel of experts recently agreed that breathing diesel exhaust fumes does cause cancer.
The IARC (International Agency for the Research of Cancer), a division of the WHO has been researching the effects of diesel fumes on those employed in high risk field such as: Minors, railways workers and truck drivers, are at a 40% higher risk of developing lung cancer. Further research is being implemented on the statistics of tumors in the bladder and diesel exhaust fumes.
The research panel also advises those not employed in these fields to try and limit their exposure to these fumes as well.
Dr Christopher Portier, who is leading the research had this to say “The scientific evidence was compelling and the Working Group’s conclusion was unanimous, diesel engine exhaust causes lung cancer in humans. Given the additional health impacts from diesel particulates, exposure to this mixture of chemicals should be reduced worldwide.”
