A regional study to evaluate the impact of coal-fired power plants on lung cancer incident rates

Background: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer related deaths. In Kansas, where coal-fired power plants account for 34% of power, we investigated whether hosting counties had higher age-adjusted lung cancer incidence rates. We also examined demographics, poverty levels, percentage of smokers...

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Autori principali:	Oluwatobiloba Ige, Isuru Ratnayake, Joshua Martinez, Sam Pepper, Alexander Alsup, Matthew McGuirk, Byron Gajewski, Dinesh Pal Mudaranthakam
Natura:	Artigo
Lingua:	Inglês
Pubblicazione:	Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Serie:	Preventive Oncology & Epidemiology
Soggetti:	Lung cancer coal-fired power plant Spatial analysis Environmental factors Public health
Accesso online:	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/28322134.2024.2348469
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