Air pollution a leading cause of cancer - U.N. agency

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Air pollution a leading cause of cancer - U.N. agency

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-n-agency-calls-outdoor-air-pollution-leading-093358046.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QS1tHMW.VZNjJcIqecIIpw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-10-17T093358Z_1_CBRE99G0QKQ00_RTROPTP_2_BELARUS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A gas-fired power station is seen during a frosty night in Minsk" align="left" title="A gas-fired power station is seen during a frosty night in Minsk" border="0" /></a>By Kate Kelland and Stephanie Nebehay LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) - The air we breathe is laced with cancer-causing substances and is being officially classified as carcinogenic to humans, the World Health Organization's cancer agency said on Thursday. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) cited data indicating that in 2010, 223,000 deaths from lung cancer worldwide resulted from air pollution, and said there was also convincing evidence it increases the risk of bladder cancer. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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