Geo-Relationship between Cancer Cases and the Environment by GIS: A Case Study of Trabzon in Turkey

Cancer is an important health issue in Turkey because it ranks as the second cause of death in the country. Examination of the relationships between the distribution of cancer cases and geo-environmental factors is significant in determining the causes of cancer. In this study, GIS were used to prov...

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Autores principales: Yomralioglu, Tahsin, Colak, Ebru H., Aydinoglu, Arif C.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2800344/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20049256
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph6123190
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description Cancer is an important health issue in Turkey because it ranks as the second cause of death in the country. Examination of the relationships between the distribution of cancer cases and geo-environmental factors is significant in determining the causes of cancer. In this study, GIS were used to provide data about the distribution of cancer types in Trabzon province, Turkey. To determine the cancer occurrence density, the cancer incidence rates were calculated according to local census data, then a cancer density map was produced, and correlations between cancer types and geographical factors were examined.
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spelling pubmed-28003442010-01-04 Geo-Relationship between Cancer Cases and the Environment by GIS: A Case Study of Trabzon in Turkey Yomralioglu, Tahsin Colak, Ebru H. Aydinoglu, Arif C. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Cancer is an important health issue in Turkey because it ranks as the second cause of death in the country. Examination of the relationships between the distribution of cancer cases and geo-environmental factors is significant in determining the causes of cancer. In this study, GIS were used to provide data about the distribution of cancer types in Trabzon province, Turkey. To determine the cancer occurrence density, the cancer incidence rates were calculated according to local census data, then a cancer density map was produced, and correlations between cancer types and geographical factors were examined. Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2009-12 2009-12-11 /pmc/articles/PMC2800344/ /pubmed/20049256 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph6123190 Text en © 2009 by the authors; licensee Molecular Diversity Preservation International, Basel, Switzerland. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2800344/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20049256
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph6123190
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