Association of European Cancer Leagues shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Tackling air pollution is a huge opportunity to intensify Europe’s fight against cancer.
Every nine seconds, a new case of cancer is diagnosed in the European Union. The good news? 4 in 10 of these cases are preventable.
Yet, 97% of people living in Europe’s urban areas are breathing air which is considered unhealthy. And this is worrying: evidence shows that air pollution is a cause for all major non-communicable diseases, including lung cancer.
Today, we are joining health experts and policymakers in the European Parliament to discuss the health impacts of air pollution.
Speakers include:
● Dr. Maria Neira, Director of Environment, Climate Change, and Health at the World Health Organization
● Veronica Manfredi, Director for Zero Pollution at the European Commission
● Ian Marnane, Head of Unit for Pollution and Health at the European Environment Agency
● Miriam Weber, City of Utrecht & WHO Healthy Cities Network
Learn more about the event and our work within the EU Healthy Air Coalition.”
