Masumeh Saeidi Medical Education Bulletin 2783-1809 7 2 2026 12 01 From Household Environmental Pollutants to Clinical Education: The Need to Incorporate Exposure History-Taking into Medical Education Curricula 1331 1335 251662 10.22034/meb.2026.599165.1140 EN Zahra Rezaei Borojerdi Medical Oncologist, Hematologist, and Stem Cell Transplantation Specialist, Department of Hematology and Oncology, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. 0000-0002-8027-0646 Zahra Khashi Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Fir.C., Islamic Azad University, Firoozabad, Iran. 0000-0002-6646-4575 Journal Article 2026 08 25 Household exposures to radon, secondhand tobacco smoke, combustion-related pollutants, and selected indoor chemicals may contribute to cancer and other chronic diseases. However, environmental exposure history-taking remains insufficiently integrated into medical education. This letter highlights the need to teach medical students and residents how to identify household exposures, distinguish hazards from risks, and provide appropriate preventive counselling. Structured checklists, problem-based learning, clinical simulation, and objective assessments may support the integration of environmental exposure history-taking into routine clinical practice. https://www.medicaleducation-bulletin.ir/article_251662_cbbf6085746fe3acbbf7ec648905b6fd.pdf