Pollution and Regional Variations of Lung Cancer Mortality in the United States

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Identifies counties in the U.S. with higher rates of lung cancer mortality and related community-level factors, including rurality, socioeconomic status, level of particulate matter pollution, and access to healthcare. Includes a map showing lung cancer mortality clusters and a "lung cancer mortality belt" from eastern Oklahoma through central Appalachia.

Justin Xavier Moore, Tomi Akinyemiju, Henry E. Wang

Cancer Epidemiology, 49, 118-127

08/2017

Appalachia · Cancer · Environmental health · Mortality · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data