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Lung cancer leads to global cancer-related mortality rates, affecting both men and women. The World Health Organisation attributes 85% of cases to tobacco use and air pollution, highlighting these as the primary risk factors. In 2022 alone, 20 million new cancer cases were reported globally, with 9.7 million deaths—one in five individuals develop cancer during […]
Pakistan’s second city of Lahore will close primary schools for a week over record pollution, government authorities said on Sunday, to avoid exposing millions of children to smog several times above levels deemed dangerous. For days, the city of 14 million people has been enveloped by smog, a mix of fog and pollutants caused by […]