Air pollution and lung cancer: a retrospective study

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Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Καρκίνος Πνεύμονα: Σύγχρονη Κλινικοεργαστηριακή Προσέγγιση και Έρευνα
Library of the School of Health Sciences
Deposit date:
2016-07-26
Year:
2016
Author:
Παναγούλιας Βασίλειος
Supervisors info:
Καρακατσάνη Άννα, Λουκίδης Στυλιανός, Κατσαούνου Παρασκευή
Original Title:
Ατμοσφαιρική ρύπανση και καρκίνος πνεύμονος: αναδρομική μελέτη
Languages:
Greek
Translated title:
Air pollution and lung cancer: a retrospective study
Summary:
SUMMARY

Introduction
Worldwide, lung cancer is the cause of 1.2 million of deaths annually.
Reviewing international literature, a correlation between air pollution and
high mortality rate, due to lung cancer, seems to be well established.
Scope
Our main scope was a comparative study of mortality rate, due to lung cancer,
between the city of Megalopolis, where resides a power station, and the city of
Kiparissia, which is located many miles away.
Methods
We conducted a comparative study to estimate the mortality rate of lung
cancer in Megalopolis and Kiparissia, two cities of Peloponnese. The choice of
cities was based to the fact that, unlike Kiparissia, Megalopolis environmental
pollution is known to be affected by the power station there located. Data
were collected from each city Registry offices and standardized variables were
calculated to allow mortality rates comparisons.
Results
Following proper statistical analysis, a progressive steady rise of lung
cancer mortality rate in the city of Megalopolis is depicted. Interestingly,
higher mortality rates are noted in the city of Kiparissia than these of
Megalopolis for years 2010 and 2012.
Discussion
It is beyond any controversy that lignite mining and combustion can cause
noteworthy air pollution. Air pollutants emitted from power station have been
associated with increased incidence of neoplastic diseases, mainly lung
cancer. Citizens of Megalopolis have been suffering for long the harmful
effects of air pollution due to the power station near located, making the
population a characteristic target group to be studied. Results herein
presented are remarkable but just indicative. It would be interesting to design
and implement a study that would shed light to the causes of rising lung cancer
mortality rates in Megalopolis, as well as the increase of deaths in Kiparissia
for the years 2010 and 2012.
Keywords:
Pollution, Air, Cancer, Lung, Retrospective
Index:
No
Number of index pages:
0
Contains images:
Yes
Number of references:
129
Number of pages:
157
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