Integrating geospatial and environmental factors in colorectal cancer epidemiology: a regional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Colorectal cancer poses a major health challenge in Gansu Province, being one of the top causes of both incidence and mortality among gastrointestinal cancers. This study aims to analyze the epidemiological patterns of colorectal cancer in Gansu Province, while exploring potential associations with environmental determinants.

Method

We analyzed clinical records of all colorectal cancer cases from 2013 to 2023, retrieved from hospital information systems across 87 counties in Gansu Province, encompassing municipal, district, county, and township-level medical institutions. A thorough analysis was conducted employing various methods, including Joinpoint regression, spatial autocorrelation, spatiotemporal scanning, and Geo-detector analysis, using specialized softwar

SUBMITTER: He D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12852315 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature