Climate toxicity: An increasingly relevant clinical issue in Cancer Care.

Autor: Weadick CS; Department of Medical Oncology, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland. Electronic address: c.weadick@umail.ucc.ie., Keogh RJ; Department of Medical Oncology, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland., Carroll HK; Department of Medical Oncology, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland., Boldrin S; Cancer Trials Ireland, Dublin, Ireland., Mulroe E; Cancer Trials Ireland, Dublin, Ireland., Murphy L; Cancer Trials Ireland, Dublin, Ireland., Sheils B; Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, Ireland., Barry A; Department of Radiation Oncology, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland; Cancer Research@UCC, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland., O'Reilly S; Department of Medical Oncology, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland; Cancer Trials Ireland, Dublin, Ireland; Cancer Research@UCC, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of cancer policy [J Cancer Policy] 2023 Mar; Vol. 35, pp. 100410. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 09.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpo.2023.100410
Abstrakt: In recent years the terms time and financial toxicities have entered the vocabulary of cancer care. We would like to introduce another toxicity: climate toxicity. Climate toxicity is a double-edge sword in cancer care. Increasing cancer risk by exposure to carcinogens, and consequently increasing treatment requirements leads to ever growing damage to our environment. This article assesses the impact of climate change on patients, the climate toxicity caused by both healthcare workers and healthcare facilities, and suggests actions that may be taken mitigate them.
Competing Interests: Conflict of interest The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
(Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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