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Pollution of the environment is changing rapidly, reflecting technological innovations and industrial development. Chemicals and other pollutants are often introduced to the environment in large scale without knowledge about the long-term consequences for humans and animals.
Within the Environment & Cancer research programme, several epidemiological studies are conducted to identify environmental causes of cancer. During the last couple of years, possible harmful effects of particulate air pollution have been in focus. As the assessment of exposure is a critical element in environmental epidemiology, several studies within the programme address the development and validation of methods for assessment of human exposure to environmental pollutants.
Sensitivity to pollutants is different among humans, so that certain exposures pose a health hazard only for individuals with a specific genetic constitution. Such possible gene-environment interactions are studied within the Environment and Cancer programme, with focus on genetic differences in DNA repair enzymes and enzymes involved in the metabolism.
Major projects
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Gene-environment interaction in the risk for lung cancer
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Air pollution and the risk for lung cancer
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Diet and the risk for lung cancer
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Physical activity and the risk for lung cancer
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Risk for cancer among Danish workers exposed to trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene
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Increasing incidence rates for CNS tumours in children: Artefact or real?
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Radon and risk for childhood cancer
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Socio-economic factors and risk for childhood cancer
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Organic chlorinated pollutants and risk for breast cancer
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Air pollution and the risk for development of asthma in childhood
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Air pollution and the risk for low birth weight
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Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and the risk of bladder cancer
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Gene-environment interaction in the risk for bladder cancer
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