scholarly journals Geographic epidemiology in a small area: cancer incidence in Baakline, Lebanon, 2000-2008

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (04) ◽  
pp. 320-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.M. Adib ◽  
N. Tabbal ◽  
R. Hamadeh ◽  
W. Ammar
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Incidence ◽  
Small Area ◽  
Geographic Epidemiology

A Simulation Model for Small-area Cancer Incidence Rates

2004 ◽  
Vol 43 (05) ◽  
pp. 493-498 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Daugs ◽  
M. Meyer ◽  
M. Radespiel-Tröger
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patient ◽  
Cancer Incidence ◽  
Small Area ◽  
Age Distribution ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Cancer Registration ◽  
Mortality Data ◽  
Simulation Tool ◽  
Incidence And Mortality ◽  
Cancer Incidence Rates

Summary Objectives: Cancer epidemiologists are often asked by members of the interested public about possible associations between suspected carcinogens and apparently increased small-area cancer incidence rates. Frequently, no systematic incidence differences can be demonstrated. Nevertheless, it is necessary to address public concerns about suspected cancer clusters. To facilitate explanations about the large random variation of small-area tumor incidence, we implemented a software simulation tool in R. Methods: Under the assumption of no cancer causes other than chance, the tool simulates a small village population with an average number of five inhabitants per house and allows graphical visualisation of ten streets with 100 houses. Published age-specific incidence and mortality data are used for event sampling based on the binomial distribution. Program parameters include sample size, age distribution, cancer incidence, and mortality rates. Results: On average, 22 percent (2.2/10) of all houses per street have been inhabited by at least one cancer patient during the last five years in our simulated small village. A situation where all (10) houses in a street have been inhabited by at least one cancer patient during the last five years appears to be very rare (less than one in a million streets). Conclusions: Our software tool can be used effectively for numerical and graphical visualisation of small-area tumour incidence and prevalence rates due to chance alone. The explanation of basic epidemiological concepts to members of the public can help to increase public motivation and support for population-based cancer registration. Our simulation tool can be used to support this goal.

Cancer Incidence around an Oil Refinery as an Example of a Small Area Study Based on Map Coordinates

1995 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Pekkanen ◽  
E. Pukkala ◽  
M. Vahteristo ◽  
T. Vartiainen
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Incidence ◽  
Small Area ◽  
Oil Refinery

scholarly journals Temporal Trends in Geographic Disparities in Small-Area Breast Cancer Incidence and Mortality, 1988 to 2005

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 1122-1131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Schootman ◽  
Min Lian ◽  
Anjali D. Deshpande ◽  
Elizabeth A. Baker ◽  
Sandi L. Pruitt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Incidence ◽  
Small Area ◽  
Breast Cancer Incidence ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Geographic Disparities ◽  
Incidence And Mortality

scholarly journals Bayesian model selection methods in modeling small area colon cancer incidence

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Carroll ◽  
Andrew B. Lawson ◽  
Christel Faes ◽  
Russell S. Kirby ◽  
Mehreteab Aregay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colon Cancer ◽  
Model Selection ◽  
Cancer Incidence ◽  
Bayesian Model ◽  
Small Area ◽  
Bayesian Model Selection ◽  
Selection Methods

P1.19: Simulation model for visualisation of small-area cancer incidence rates

2004 ◽  
Vol 46 (S1) ◽  
pp. 105-105
Author(s):  
Martin Radespiel-Tröger ◽  
Anja Daugs ◽  
Martin Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Model ◽  
Cancer Incidence ◽  
Small Area ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Cancer Incidence Rates

Small area mapping of domestic radon, smoking prevalence and lung cancer incidence – A case study in Northamptonshire, UK

2015 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 159-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antony R. Denman ◽  
Stephen Rogers ◽  
Akeem Ali ◽  
John Sinclair ◽  
Paul S. Phillips ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Cancer Incidence ◽  
Small Area ◽  
Smoking Prevalence ◽  
Lung Cancer Incidence
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