Impact of the environment on cancer: Seeing the forest for the trees
A partir des données des registres américains des cancers, cette étude évalue l'association entre diverses expositions environnementales permettant de définir la qualité de l'environnement à l'échelle d'une petite unité administrative et le risque de développer un cancer
The study by Jagai et al. is a valuable resource for researchers to focus on better understanding associations between environmental quality and cancer incidence, as well as for policy makers to target specific regions and environmental factors within those regions to reduce the burden of cancer in the United States. This study also demonstrates the value of environmental geospatial data, a key tool that provides the empirical scientific evidence base to allow scientists to identify disease-contributing factors and identify vulnerable communities.
Cancer , éditorial, 2016