[HTML][HTML] The Nova Scotia Community Cancer Matrix: A geospatial tool to support cancer prevention

N Saint-Jacques, PE Brown, J Purcell… - Social Science & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Globally, cancer is a leading cause of death and morbidity and its burden is increasing
worldwide. It is established that medical approaches alone will not solve this cancer crisis …

Small area disease mapping of cancer incidence in British Columbia using Bayesian spatial models and the smallareamapp R Package

J Simkin, TJB Dummer, AC Erickson… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction There is an increasing interest in small area analyses in cancer surveillance;
however, technical capacity is limited and accessible analytical approaches remain to be …

A geospatial assessment of industrial releases and pediatric neuroblastic tumours at diagnosis: A retrospective case series

D Tambasco, M Franklin, SA Harris… - … of Environmental & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Environmental risk factors associated with malignancy of pediatric neuroblastic tumours are
not well-known and few studies have examined the relationship between industrial …

Current State of Geospatial Approaches in Cancer Prevention Worldwide

A Chan, A Aravindakshan, J Simkin - … Science: Putting Cancer in its Place, 2024 - Springer
Over the years, advances in computing and statistical methodologies have led to an
expansion of geospatial methods. Coupled with this expansion is the incorporation of these …

LionVu 2.0 Usability Assessment for Pennsylvania, United States

NR Geyer, FC Kessler, EJ Lengerich - ISPRS international journal of geo …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The Penn State Cancer Initiative implemented LionVu 1.0 (Penn State University, United
States) in 2017 as a web-based mapping tool to educate and inform public health …

Applying Spatial Analysis Functionality to Enhance Routine Cancer Surveillance Systems

J Simkin - … Cancer Prevention through Geospatial Science: Putting …, 2024 - Springer
The integration of geographic information systems (GIS) in cancer control and prevention is
emerging as a powerful tool, offering insights concerning cancer risks and prevention …

Characteristics of Disease Maps of Zoonoses: A Scoping Review and a Recommendation for a Reporting Guideline for Disease Maps

I Selvaratnam, O Berke, A Thaivalappil… - Cartographica: The …, 2022 - utpjournals.press
This scoping review investigates the characteristics and reporting of disease maps of
zoonoses published in the scientific literature from 2017 to 2018. Two reviewers conducted …

Spatial epidemiological analysis of cancer incidence in British Columbia, Canada

JD Simkin - 2022 - open.library.ubc.ca
Background: In British Columbia (BC), geographic variation in cancer risk was reported
across large geographic areas and without spatial statistics. More local-based analyses …

Applying Spatial Analysis Functionality

J Simkin - … Cancer Prevention through Geospatial Science: Putting … - books.google.com
Cancer registries serve as important repositories of standardized information on new
reportable cancer diagnoses within a defined population. The characterization of cancer …