Colder environments are associated with a greater cancer incidence in the female population of the United States
Cancer incidence and/or mortality among individuals varies with diet, socio-culture, ethnicity, race, gender, and age. Similarly, environmental temperature modulates many biological functions. To study the effect of environment temperature on cancer incidence, the US population was selected. Because...
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| author | Ankit Sharma Tanu Sharma Mahaveer S Panwar Devesh Sharma Rashmi Bundel Ryan T Hamilton James A Radosevich Chandi C Mandal |
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| description | Cancer incidence and/or mortality among individuals varies with diet, socio-culture, ethnicity, race, gender, and age. Similarly, environmental temperature modulates many biological functions. To study the effect of environment temperature on cancer incidence, the US population was selected. Because, county-wise cancer incidence rate data of various anatomical site–specific cancers and different races/ethnicities for both males and females are available. Moreover, the differences amongst the aforementioned factors among individuals are much less, as compared to the world population. Statistical analysis showed a negative correlation between the average annual temperature and cancer incidence rate at all anatomical sites and individually for 13 types (out of 16 types) of anatomical site–specific cancer incidence rates (e.g. uterine, bladder, thyroid, breast, esophagus, ovary, melanoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia, brain, pancreas, etc.) for females. Further analysis found a similar inverse trend in all races/ethnicities of the female population but not in all male races/ethnicities or anatomical site–specific cancers. Moreover, the majority of the counties having the top-most cancer incidence rate in females are located above the latitude 36.5°N. These findings indicate that living in a cold county in the United States might have a higher risk of cancer irrespective of cancer type (except cervical and liver) and races/ethnicities for females but not in all such cases for the male population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-04b4c4a022a0420686fdcedfcb7c60652022-12-21T19:50:44ZengIOS PressTumor Biology1423-03802017-10-013910.1177/1010428317724784Colder environments are associated with a greater cancer incidence in the female population of the United StatesAnkit Sharma0Tanu Sharma1Mahaveer S Panwar2Devesh Sharma3Rashmi Bundel4Ryan T Hamilton5James A Radosevich6Chandi C Mandal7Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, IndiaDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, IndiaDepartment of Statistics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IndiaDepartment of Environmental Science, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, IndiaDepartment of Statistics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IndiaBASIS San Antonio Medical Center Campus™, San Antonio, TX, USADepartment of Oral Medicine & Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USADepartment of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, IndiaCancer incidence and/or mortality among individuals varies with diet, socio-culture, ethnicity, race, gender, and age. Similarly, environmental temperature modulates many biological functions. To study the effect of environment temperature on cancer incidence, the US population was selected. Because, county-wise cancer incidence rate data of various anatomical site–specific cancers and different races/ethnicities for both males and females are available. Moreover, the differences amongst the aforementioned factors among individuals are much less, as compared to the world population. Statistical analysis showed a negative correlation between the average annual temperature and cancer incidence rate at all anatomical sites and individually for 13 types (out of 16 types) of anatomical site–specific cancer incidence rates (e.g. uterine, bladder, thyroid, breast, esophagus, ovary, melanoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia, brain, pancreas, etc.) for females. Further analysis found a similar inverse trend in all races/ethnicities of the female population but not in all male races/ethnicities or anatomical site–specific cancers. Moreover, the majority of the counties having the top-most cancer incidence rate in females are located above the latitude 36.5°N. These findings indicate that living in a cold county in the United States might have a higher risk of cancer irrespective of cancer type (except cervical and liver) and races/ethnicities for females but not in all such cases for the male population.https://doi.org/10.1177/1010428317724784 |
| spellingShingle | Ankit Sharma Tanu Sharma Mahaveer S Panwar Devesh Sharma Rashmi Bundel Ryan T Hamilton James A Radosevich Chandi C Mandal Colder environments are associated with a greater cancer incidence in the female population of the United States Tumor Biology |
| title | Colder environments are associated with a greater cancer incidence in the female population of the United States |
| title_full | Colder environments are associated with a greater cancer incidence in the female population of the United States |
| title_fullStr | Colder environments are associated with a greater cancer incidence in the female population of the United States |
| title_full_unstemmed | Colder environments are associated with a greater cancer incidence in the female population of the United States |
| title_short | Colder environments are associated with a greater cancer incidence in the female population of the United States |
| title_sort | colder environments are associated with a greater cancer incidence in the female population of the united states |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/1010428317724784 |
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