Spatial Analysis of Lung Cancer Patients and Associated Influencing Factors from the Perspective of Urban Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Jiangsu Province, China

Ge Shi, Jingran Zhang (), Jiahang Liu, Jinghai Xu, Yu Chen and Yutong Wang
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Ge Shi: Institute for Emergency Governance and Policy, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
Jingran Zhang: Institute for Emergency Governance and Policy, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
Jiahang Liu: Institute for Emergency Governance and Policy, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
Jinghai Xu: Institute for Emergency Governance and Policy, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
Yu Chen: Institute for Emergency Governance and Policy, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
Yutong Wang: Institute for Emergency Governance and Policy, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 22, 1-16

Abstract: With global environmental changes, lung cancer has become one of the most common types of cancer worldwide, posing a significant public health challenge. Jiangsu Province, located in the eastern part of China, is an economically and socially developed region. According to the latest cancer registration data in Jiangsu Province, lung cancer ranks first in both incidence and mortality of cancer in the province. Thus, studying the spatiotemporal distribution of lung cancer cases and analyzing the influence of various factors on this distribution are crucial for the effective prevention and control of the disease in Jiangsu Province. This study takes the statistical data of lung cancer patients in Jiangsu Province in 2020 as the research object, uses Geographic Information System (GIS) visualization and spatial analysis to study the spatial distribution characteristics of lung cancer patients in Jiangsu Province, and employs the geographical detector to numerically express the impact of various environmental factors on the distribution of lung cancer patients in Jiangsu Province. The results reveal a notable spatial clustering of lung cancer cases, with high-incidence areas concentrated in Suzhou, Nanjing, and Xuzhou cities. Among the seven environmental factors examined, PM 2.5 , SO 2 , and PM 10 concentration exert the most significant influence. This study employs multifactorial spatial analysis to elucidate the intricate relationships between people’s health and air quality, medical resource distribution, and lung cancer incidence in the process of pursuing sustainable development in cities and provides an important reference for the improvement in lung cancer prevention and control strategies.

Keywords: lung cancer; spatial-temporal distribution; environmental factors; urban sustainable development; influencing factors; geographic detectors; Jiangsu Province (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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