Historical cancer incidence and mortality assessment in an Illinois community proximal to a former manufactured gas plant.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Concern has been raised that the occurrence of cancer may be increased in neighbourhoods around a former manufactured gas plant in Champaign, Illinois, USA. Thus, we compared historical rates of cancer in this area to comparison communities as well as with nationally standardised rates.

Design

Retrospective population-based community cancer assessment during 1990-2010.

Setting

Champaign County, Illinois, USA, and zip codes encompassing the location of the former manufactured gas plant to counties that were similar demographically.

Participants

Residents of the counties and zip codes studied between 1990 and 2010.

Main outcome measures

The relative risk (RR) and 95% CI were used to compare cancer incidence and mortality in the areas near the ga

SUBMITTER: Alexander DD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4275664 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature