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Characterisation of gastric cancer and its relation to environmental factors: a case study in Shenqiu County, China
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Health Research. 26:1-10
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2015.
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Abstract
- This article presents the results of spatial analysis of gastric cancer and its relation to environmental conditions in Shenqiu County, China. Retrospective data on gastric cancer mortality (GCM) were analysed at various spatial scales, with its relation to environmental factors explored at an appropriate scale. The results considered 2 × 2 km(2) grid as the optimal level for characterising GCM due to the highest Moran's I (I = 0.68, p 0.01). Then, three clustering regions were clearly identified. Meanwhile, GCM was obviously associated with topography (r = -0.11, p 0.10), farmland (r = 0.11, p 0.10), population density (r = 0.10, p 0.10) and river density (r = 0.11, p 0.10) in the buffered zones. It indicates that spatial grid technique is suitable for characterising GCM in Shenqiu County, and that GCM was geographically associated with environmental conditions. We suggest that preventive measures for controlling the environment-related malignant neoplasm should not be limited in the regions suffering from this disease but be reasonably extended to surrounding areas.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
China
medicine.medical_specialty
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Disease
Environment
010501 environmental sciences
01 natural sciences
Retrospective data
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Stomach Neoplasms
Environmental health
Epidemiology
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Aged
Retrospective Studies
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Aged, 80 and over
Population Density
Cancer mortality
Spatial Analysis
business.industry
digestive, oral, and skin physiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Cancer
GCM transcription factors
General Medicine
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Pollution
humanities
digestive system diseases
Female
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 13691619 and 09603123
- Volume :
- 26
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Environmental Health Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....fdd55f13ecaab88b49aa72750a4b1790