Lung cancer mortality of residents living near petrochemical industrial complexes: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lung cancer, as the leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide, has been linked to environmental factors, such as air pollution. Residential exposure to petrochemicals is considered a possible cause of lung cancer for the nearby population, but results are inconsistent across previous studies. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis to estimate the pooled risk and to identify possible factors leading to the heterogeneity among studies.

Methods

The standard process of selecting studies followed the Cochrane meta-analysis guideline of identification, screening, eligibility, and inclusion. We assessed the quality of selected studies using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale. Reported point estimates and 95% confidence intervals were extracted or calculated to estimate the po

SUBMITTER: Lin CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5615452 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature