Outdoor air pollution, green space, and cancer incidence in Saxony: a semi-individual cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are a few epidemiological studies that (1) link increased ambient air pollution (AP) with an increase in lung cancer incidence rates and (2) investigate whether residing in green spaces could be protective against cancer. However, it is completely unclear whether other forms of cancer are also affected by AP and if residential green spaces could lower cancer incidence rates in general. Therefore, the objective was to estimate whether AP and green space are associated with several cancer types.

Methods

The analysis was based on routine health care data from around 1.9 million people from Saxony who were free of cancer in 2008 and 2009. Incident cancer cases (2010-2014) of mouth and throat, skin (non-melanoma skin cancer - NMSC), prostate, breast, and colorect

SUBMITTER: Datzmann T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5994126 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature