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Are You at Risk? Cancer Rates Based on Location

By IGI Global on Jan 2, 2017
Are You at Risk? Cancer Rates Based on Location According to the World Cancer Research Fund, the age-standardized rate for all cancers (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) for men and women combined was 182 per 100,000 in 2012. The rate was higher for men (205 per 100,000) than women (165 per 100,000).

The highest cancer rate for men and women together was found in Denmark with 338 people per 100,000 being diagnosed in 2012. The age-standardized rate was at least 300 per 100,000 for nine countries (Denmark, France, Australia, Belgium, Norway, United States of America, Ireland, Republic of Korea and The Netherlands). The countries in the top ten come from Europe, Oceania, Northern America and Asia.

But what is happening in these high-risk areas that can be fixed? The article "Geographical Disparities of Lung Cancer Mortality Centered on Central Appalachia" explores regional disparities in cancer mortality for females and males and associated factors across central Appalachia and surrounding regions. It asks, how are lung cancer mortality rates distributed geographically, what are the relative contributions of specific factors to lung cancer disparities by sex, and how do the effects of these factors vary across the study area?

Written by Morehead State University scholars Timothy S. Hare, Chad Wells and Nicole Johnson, this study is based on county-level data of potential determinants of disease to explore local effects on lung cancer mortality. It analyzes these data using a combination of spatial statistical analyses. The analysis shows that the spatial clustering of high lung cancer mortality rates differs for females and males. Additionally, the factors associated with lung cancer for females and males differ greatly. For instance, tobacco use is associated with male lung cancer mortality, but not with female lung cancer mortality. These factors also vary in their geographical relationships with female and male lung cancer mortality.

This research is featured in the International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research (IJAGR), a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal specializing in studies from applied geography that interface with geographic information science and technology. Including both regular and special themed issues, this journal presents policy analysts, geospatial practitioners, and academicians with high-quality articles exemplifying various application domains within applied geospatial research. IJAGR is interested in research highlighting various GIS&T application domains that span the social and physical sciences.

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