The impact of social and environmental factors on cancer biology in Black Americans

BD Lord, AR Harris, S Ambs - Cancer Causes & Control, 2023 - Springer
Low socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with early onset of chronic diseases and
reduced life expectancy. The involvement of neighborhood-level factors in defining cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction of daily mean and one-hour maximum PM2.5 concentrations and applications in Central Mexico using satellite-based machine-learning models

I Gutiérrez-Avila, KB Arfer, D Carrión, J Rush… - Journal of exposure …, 2022 - nature.com
Background Machine-learning algorithms are becoming popular techniques to predict
ambient air PM2. 5 concentrations at high spatial resolutions (1× 1 km) using satellite-based …

A meta-analysis of the carcinogenic effects of particulate matter and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

I Arif, MD Adams, MTJ Johnson - Environmental Pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
Urbanization has numerous benefits to human society, but some aspects of urban
environments, such as air pollution, can negatively affect human health. Two major air …

Calling attention to the role of race-driven societal determinants of health on aggressive tumor biology: a focus on Black Americans

KT Ashing, V Jones, F Bedell, T Phillips… - JCO Oncology …, 2022 - ascopubs.org
Blacks have the highest incidence and mortality from most cancers. The reasons for these
disparities remain unclear. Blacks are exposed to adverse social determinants because of …

The role of area‐level socioeconomic disadvantage in racial disparities in cancer incidence in metropolitan Detroit

KS Purrington, TA Hastert, KC Madhav, M Nair… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Neighborhood deprivation is associated with both race and cancer incidence,
but there is a need to better understand the effect of structural inequities on racial cancer …

Association of long-term particulate matter exposure with all-cause mortality among patients with ovarian cancer: A prospective cohort

YZ Li, SH Huang, S Shi, WX Chen, YF Wei… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Evidence of the association between particles with a diameter of 2.5 μm or less
(PM 2.5) in long term and ovarian cancer (OC) mortality is limited. Methods This prospective …

Neighborhood factors and triple negative breast cancer: The role of cumulative exposure to area‐level risk factors

SD Siegel, MM Brooks, JD Berman, SM Lynch… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Despite similar incidence rates among Black and White women, breast cancer
mortality rates are 40% higher among Black women. More than half of the racial difference in …

Associations between fine particulate matter and colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Fu, R Li, SCW Sze, KKL Yung - Reviews on Environmental Health, 2023 - degruyter.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second deadliest cancer worldwide. The impact of fine
particulate matter (PM2. 5) on many diseases is a global concern, yet its association with …

Integrated meta-analyses of genome-wide effects of PM2. 5 in human cells identifies widespread dysregulation of genes and pathways associated with cancer …

A Bisht, S Dey, R Kulshreshtha - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Epidemiological studies have consistently shown a positive association between exposure
to ambient PM 2.5, a major component of air pollution, and various types of cancer. Previous …

Cancer Incidence Rates in the US in 2016–2020 with Respect to Solar UVB Doses, Diabetes and Obesity Prevalence, Lung Cancer Incidence Rates, and Alcohol …

WB Grant - Nutrients, 2024 - mdpi.com
This article reports the results of an ecological study of cancer incidence rates by state in the
US for the period 2016–2020. The goals of this study were to determine the extent to which …