EGFR and lung cancer: Moreover, PM2.5 levels were linked to higher EGFR-mutant lung cancer in England, South Korea, and Taiwan, with rates rising by 0.63 (P = 0.0028), 0.71 (P = 0.0091), and 1.82 (P = 4.01 × 10−6) per 100,000 individuals for each 1 μg/m3 increase in PM2.5, respectively (Hill et al, 2023).