Association Between Incense Burning and the Risk of Lung Cancer in Asian Population: Meta‐Analysis of Nine Case–Control Studies
Hui‐Wen Tang, Fui‐Ling Voon, Edmund Ui‐Hang Sim · 2024
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Hui-Wen Tang, Fui-Ling Voon, and Edmund Sim present a 2024 pooled analysis of incense burning and lung cancer in Asian groups. Single studies had clashed, so the team merged nine case-control studies found in three big stores. The pooled odds of lung cancer ran about a third higher for incense exposure. Split by smoking, ever-smokers who burned incense carried a like lift.
Both hospital-based and community-based study sets told the same tale. Incense smoke carries fine particles and known carcinogens, much like other indoor smokes. Homes that burn incense daily for years may want air flow and shorter burns. A pooled read turns scattered hints into a firmer public health note.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Hui‐Wen Tang, Fui‐Ling Voon, Edmund Ui‐Hang Sim |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |