Superfund Research Program
December 2021 Greenness -- vegetation, green spaces, and so forth -- is associated with lower mortality risk in cancer patients, even in the presence of air pollution, according to a new NIEHS-funded study. This is the first study to evaluate associations between greenness and particulate matter (PM2.5) on causes of death in a large, U.S.-based cohort of cancer patients and survivors. Previous studies have independently linked greenness with better health and exposure to outdoor air pollution with worsened health. However, it was not known how these factors may interact to affect mortality risk until now. [Full Text]