Lung adenocarcinoma risk in an area with seasonal high PM2.5 exposure: a population-based study in upper northern Thailand
Pak Thaichana, Patumrat Sripan, Sawaeng Kawichai, Imjai Chitapanarux, Donsuk Pongnikorn, Weerawat Ukranun, Karnchana Daoprasert, Narate Waisri, Puttachart Maneesai, Kittipan Rerkasem, Worawut Srisukkham · 2026
Read Lung adenocarcinoma risk in an area with seasonal high PM2.5 exposure: a population-based study in upper northern Thailand by Pak Thaichana, Patumrat Sripan, Sawaeng Kawichai, Imjai Chitapanarux, Donsuk Pongnikorn, Weerawat Ukranun, Karnchana Daoprasert, Narate Waisri, Puttachart Maneesai, Kittipan Rerkasem, Worawut Srisukkham (2026) in the Tower of Babel, a free online library of public-domain works preserved in clean, searchable text. No sign-up. The full text is served as a plain-text file at a predictable URL, where text is present: https://antarctic-labs.com/tower-of-babel/PMC13315168.txt.
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Pak Thaichana and colleagues link seasonal smoky air to lung adenocarcinoma in northern Thailand, in a 2026 study. Fine dust known as PM2.5 has tied to lung cancer worldwide, yet proof for this subtype from real registry data in Southeast Asia was thin.
The team worked across eight upper northern provinces and 103 districts, as counted in the report. Daily PM2.5 readings were matched to cancer registry rates for the years 2013 to 2017 by each patient home district. Adenocarcinoma is the most common lung cancer subtype, as the authors note. Models that handle clustered data weighed the dose link. In a region where seasonal burning spikes the air, hard numbers on cancer risk can push cleaner air policy.
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| CREATOR | Pak Thaichana, Patumrat Sripan, Sawaeng Kawichai, Imjai Chitapanarux, Donsuk Pongnikorn, Weerawat Ukranun, Karnchana Daoprasert, Narate Waisri, Puttachart Maneesai, Kittipan Rerkasem, Worawut Srisukkham |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 26902 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |