An Ecologic Analysis of County-Level PM 2.5 Concentrations and Lung Cancer Incidence and Mortality

Lisa C. Vinikoor-Imler, J. Allen Davis and Thomas J. Luben
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Lisa C. Vinikoor-Imler: National Center for Environmental Assessment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 109 T.W. Alexander Dr, MD B243-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA
J. Allen Davis: National Center for Environmental Assessment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 109 T.W. Alexander Dr, MD B243-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA
Thomas J. Luben: National Center for Environmental Assessment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 109 T.W. Alexander Dr, MD B243-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA

IJERPH, 2011, vol. 8, issue 6, 1-7

Abstract: Few studies have explored the relationship between PM 2.5 and lung cancer incidence. Although results are mixed, some studies have demonstrated a positive relationship between PM 2.5 and lung cancer mortality. Using an ecologic study design, we examined the county-level associations between PM 2.5 concentrations (2002–2005) and lung cancer incidence and mortality in North Carolina (2002–2006). Positive trends were observed between PM 2.5 concentrations and lung cancer incidence and mortality; however, the R 2 for both were

Keywords: particulate matter; lung cancer; incidence rates; mortality rates (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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