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Open Access 01-12-2019 | Lung Cancer | Research article

Spatial association between outdoor air pollution and lung cancer incidence in China

Authors: D. F. Xing, C. D. Xu, X. Y. Liao, T. Y. Xing, S. P. Cheng, M. G. Hu, J. X. Wang

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2019

Abstract

Background

Lung cancer is the most common cancer in China. Previous studies have indicated that lung cancer incidence exhibits remarkable spatial heterogeneity, and lung cancer is related to outdoor air pollution. However, the non-linear spatial association between outdoor air pollution and lung cancer incidence in China remains unclear.

Methods

In this study, the relationships between the lung cancer incidence of males and females from 207 counties in China in 2013 with annual concentrations of PM2.5, PM10, SO₂, NO₂, CO and O₃ were analysed. GeoDetector q statistic was used for examining the non-linear spatial association between outdoor air pollution and incidence of lung cancer.

Results

An apparent spatial and population gender heterogeneity was found in the spatial association between outdoor air pollution and lung cancer incidence. Among the six selected pollutants, SO₂ has the greatest influence on lung cancer (q = 0.154 in females) in north China. In the south, each selected pollutant has a significant impact on males or females, and the mean q value in the south is 0.181, which is bigger than that in the north (q = 0.154). In addition, the pollutants have evident non-linear interaction effects on lung cancer. In north China, the interaction between SO₂ and PM2.5 is the dominant interaction, with q values of 0.207 in males and 0.334 in females. In the south, the dominant interactive factors are between SO₂ and O₃ in males and between SO₂ and CO in females, with q values of 0.45, 0.232 respectively. Smoking is a substantial contributor to lung cancer among men, either in South or North China, with q value of 0.143 and 0.129 respectively, and the interaction between smoking and air pollutants increases this risk.

Conclusions

This study implies that the influence of SO₂ and PM2.5 on lung cancer should be focused on in north China, and in the south, the impact of O₃ and CO as well as their interaction with SO₂ need to be paid more attention. Smoking, particularly in men, remains a significant risk factor for lung cancer in both North and South China.

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Title: Spatial association between outdoor air pollution and lung cancer incidence in China
Authors: D. F. Xing
C. D. Xu
X. Y. Liao
T. Y. Xing
S. P. Cheng
M. G. Hu
J. X. Wang
Publication date: 01-12-2019
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keywords: Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer
Air Pollutants
Published in: BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7740-y

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