At least several factors indicated by the study are unrelated to pollution. Now, as they are being detected, they contribute to an increase in overall cancer cases.
A classic case is prostate cancer. According to the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVs), 30% of 30-year-old men and 80% of 80-year-old men have cancer cells in their prostate. “This is extremely common. Pollution even supposedly aggravates depression.
For Richard, WHO’s report highlights an epidemiological transition.
