Spatial interaction between breast cancer and environmental pollution in the Monterrey Metropolitan Area
| Autor: | Gerardo Manuel Mejia-Velazquez, Augusto Rojas-Martinez, Francisco Manuel Gasca-Sanchez, Rocio Ortiz-Lopez, Erick Meinardo Garza-Perez, SK Santuario-Facio, Jesús Santos-Guzmán, José Ascención Hernández-Hernández, Rosa del Carmen López-Sánchez, Servando Cardona-Huerta |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
H1-99
Science (General) Multidisciplinary Spatial structure Spatial interaction food and beverages Environmental pollution Sample (statistics) Spatial distribution medicine.disease Metropolitan area Social sciences (General) Q1-390 Geography Breast cancer PM10 Cluster analysis Spatial clustering medicine Cartography Mexico Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Heliyon Heliyon, Vol 7, Iss 9, Pp e07915-(2021) |
| ISSN: | 2405-8440 |
| Popis: | This research examines the spatial structure of a sample of breast cancer (BC) cases and their spatial interaction with contaminated areas in the Monterrey Metropolitan Area (MMA). By applying spatial statistical techniques that treat the space as a continuum, degrees of spatial concentration were determined for the different study groups, highlighting their concentration pattern. The results indicate that 65 percent of the BC sample had exposure to more than 56 points of PM10. Likewise, spatial clusters of BC cases of up to 39 cases were identified within a radius of 3.5 km, interacting spatially with environmental contamination sources, particularly with refineries, food processing plants, cement, and metals. This study can serve as a platform for other clinical research by identifying geographic clusters that can help focus health policy efforts. Breast Cancer, PM10, Spatial distribution, Cluster analysis, Mexico |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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