Ambient air pollution and survival among Black women with epithelial ovarian cancer across diverse geographical regions of the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ovarian cancer is a leading cause of gynecologic cancer mortality, with Black women experiencing 5-year survival rates of only 41%. Disproportionate air pollution exposure may impact survival. We evaluated associations of fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) exposure with survival among Black women with epithelial ovarian cancer using data from the California Cancer Registry (CCR, n = 540) and the multi-state African American Cancer Epidemiology Study (AACES, n = 766).

Methods

Annual PM_2.5 and NO₂ levels were estimated at a 1 km resolution using well-validated ensemble-based prediction models derived from the Socioeconomic Data and Application Center and assigned to the participants' residential add

SUBMITTER: Chirikova E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12537266 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature