1. Cancer incidence after an open cut coal mine fire.
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Yu P, Gao CX, Smith CL, Loi S, Kinsman N, Ikin JF, Guo Y, Sim MR, Abramson MJ, and Lane TJ
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- Humans, Incidence, Male, Female, Victoria epidemiology, Middle Aged, Aged, Adult, Smoke adverse effects, Adolescent, Young Adult, Child, Neoplasms epidemiology, Coal Mining, Fires
- Abstract
Using population-level cancer diagnosis data, we compared cancer incidence in locations affected by smoke from a six week-long open cut coal mine fire in regional Victoria, Australia, up to seven years following the event. There was no detectable effect on cancer incidence overall. While several subgroups exhibited changes, these were more likely due to statistical chance rather than real effects. These findings may be limited by low statistical power and short duration of follow up. To confirm the influence of open cut coal mine fires on cancer incidence, further research and an extended follow-up duration are necessary., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest MJA holds investigator-initiated grants from Pfizer, Boehringer-Ingelheim, GSK and Sanofi for unrelated research. He has undertaken an unrelated consultancy for Sanofi. He has also received a speaker’s fee from GSK. All other authors declare no competing interests., (Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
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- 2024
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