The record-breaking number of wildfires linked to soaring summer temperatures this year could drive an increase in head and neck cancers, a study has suggested.
The risk is linked to the air pollution the fires create, which is ten times more hazardous to our health than from traffic fumes because it contains higher levels of microscopic cancer-causing particles known as PM2.5.
Inhaling these toxic particles can increase the risk of cancer in the throat, head and neck.
The findings are concerning after the UK and Europe suffered one of its most severe years for destructive wildfires on record.
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