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Technol Health Care

Title:		Relationships between lung cancer incidences and air pollutants
Author(s):		Yue S; Wang Y; Wang J; Chen J;
Address:		"School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China. Department of Lung Cancer Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China"
Journal Title:		Technol Health Care
Year:		2017
Volume:		25
Issue:		S1
Page Number:		411 - 422
DOI:		10.3233/THC-171344
ISSN/ISBN:		1878-7401 (Electronic) 0928-7329 (Linking)
Abstract:		"BACKGROUND: Statistics on lung cancer incidences and air pollutants show a strong correlation between air pollutant concentrations and pulmonary diseases. And environmental effects on lung cancer incidences remain highly unknown and uncertain in China. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to measure the relationships between different air pollutants and lung cancer incidences in Tianjin. METHODS: One thusand five hundred patients across 27 districts in Tianjin were studied for lung cancer incidences. The patients had come into contact with various air pollutants such as PM2.5, PM10, SO2, NO2, CO, and O3. These pollutants were measured daily and were published via a Geographic Information System across the 27 districts of Tianjin. The air pollutant compositions of environments the patients lived in were determined using the nearest air monitoring station to the patient. And we used rough set theory to measure the relationships between different air pollutants and lung cancer incidences. RESULTS: Different air pollutants and combinations of pollutants impacted lung cancer incidences differently across different districts, sexes, and lung cancer types in Tianjin. CONCLUSIONS: Based on data analysis and interpretation, rough set theory provided data relationships that were objective and interpretable. The method is simple, general, and efficient, and lays the foundation for further applications in other cities"
Keywords:		Adult Air Pollutants/*adverse effects Air Pollution/adverse effects/statistics & numerical data Carbon Monoxide/adverse effects China/epidemiology Environmental Exposure/adverse effects/statistics & numerical data Female Humans Incidence Lung Neoplasms/ch;
Notes:		"MedlineYue, Shihong Wang, Yaru Wang, Jianpei Chen, Jun eng Netherlands 2017/06/07 Technol Health Care. 2017 Jul 20; 25(S1):411-422. doi: 10.3233/THC-171344"