Air pollution

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How stronger air quality laws can reduce cancer risk and mortality

08 September2026

Organiser(s):

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC),

McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer

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From rooftop to ward: how an oncology hospital in Egypt is redefining what sustainable cancer care looks like

inside view of a hospital lobby, wide open circular space

Clean air, cancer prevention, and health – insights from Kuwait

Group of people attending a seminar in front of a bay window with cityscape in the background

World Health Assembly 79: what it meant for cancer, and how UICC helped shape the conversation

New report from UICC shows impact of air pollution on cancer risk and mortality

Air pollution seen over Shanghai's Puxi District buildings at dusk

Monday 20 April 2026, Geneva, Switzerland – The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), with support from the Clean Air Fund, has released a global report, Clean air in cancer control: An overview of the evidence, presenting data on the scale of cancer risk and mortality from polluted air.

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uicc_clean_air_overview_of_the_evidence_report_fa_single_pages.pdf

This report summarises evidence from 42 systematic reviews on the links between air pollution and cancer, including lung cancer and emerging evidence for other cancer types.

Author(s):

The George Institute for Global Health,

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

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28 April2026

Organiser(s):

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

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