Air  Pollution  and  Lung  Cancer  By  Premiere  Environmental  November  12,  2013    According   to  a   heartbreaking   articlepublished   today   in  The  Times  of   India,   20%  of  terminal   lung   cancer   in  Hyderabad,   India   is   caused  by  high   levels   of   air  pollution.  The   air   in   the   city   is  dangerously   saturated   with  ozone  and  carcinogenic  agent  benzene,   and   the   levels   of  these  compounds  spike  fatally  in  the  summer  months.    Experts   say   the  main   sources  of   the   pollution   are   diesel  smoke   from   autorickshaws,  power   generation,   industrial  or  agricultural  emissions,  and  residential   heat   and   cooking.  Residents   believe   they   are  safe   from   the   fumes   in   their  homes   and   in   their   cars,   but  officials  dispute  this.    “Air  pollution  can  easily  invade  indoor  spaces,”  says  Dr.  Saikrishna  Yendamuri,  Head  of   Thoracic   Surgery   at   the   Citizen’s   Hospital.   “And   once   it   does,   without   proper  ventilation  and  cleaning  systems,  it’s  a  threat  no  matter  where  you  go.”    The   population   is   beginning   to   see   that   threat   realized–every   year,   80,000   new  cases  of  lung  cancer  are  diagnosed  in  India,  and  of  those,  90%  end  in  death.    While   the   pollution   may   not   be   as   dangerous   in   the   US   and   other   countries,   the  tragic  circumstances   in  India  serve  as  a  warning  and  a  wake  up  call   for  the  rest  of  the   world,   where   air   pollution   is   always   on   the   rise.   Premiere   Environmental   is  committed   to   doing   all   it   can   for   families   all   around   the  world   looking   to   protect  themselves,  who  need  a  quality  air  cleaning  product  for  an  affordable  price.