confirmed that dibenz [a, h] anthracene, a carcinogen of bituminous coal combustion, can upregulate the lncRNA CAR intergenic 10 (CAR10) by increasing FOXF2 expression, and then CAR10 can bind to and stabilize the transcription factor Y-box-binding protein 1 (Yb-1), which results in the upregulation of EGFR and the proliferation of lung cancer cells. Here, YBX1 is linked to lung cancer.