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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Associations between Weather, Air Quality and Moderate Extreme Cancer-Related Mortality Events in Augsburg, Southern Germany.

Patrick Olschewski, Irena Kaspar-Ott, Stephanie Koller, Gerhard Schenkirsch, Martin Trepel, Elke Hertig

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Patrick OlschewskiFaculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg, 86159 Augsburg, Germany.
Irena Kaspar-OttFaculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg, 86159 Augsburg, Germany.
Stephanie KollerFaculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg, 86159 Augsburg, Germany.
Gerhard SchenkirschComprehensive Cancer Center, Augsburg University Medical Center, 86156 Augsburg, Germany.
Martin TrepelFaculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg, 86159 Augsburg, Germany.
Elke HertigFaculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg, 86159 Augsburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6934-9468

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While many authors have described the adverse health effects of poor air quality and meteorological extremes, there remain inconsistencies on a regional scale as well as uncertainty about the single and joint effects of atmospheric predictors. In this context, we investigated the short-term impacts of weather and air quality on moderate extreme cancer-related mortality events for the urban area of Augsburg, Southern Germany, during the period 2000-2017. First, single effects were uncovered by applying a case-crossover routine. The overall impact was assessed by performing a Mann-Whitney U testing scheme. We then compared the results of this procedure to extreme noncancer-related mortality events. In a second step, we found periods with contemporaneous significant predictors and carried out an in-depth analysis of these joint-effect periods. We were interested in the atmospheric processes leading to the emergence of significant conditions. Hence, we applied the Principal Component Analysis to large-scale synoptic conditions during these periods. The results demonstrate a strong linkage between high-mortality events in cancer patients and significantly above-average levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO

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Air PollutantsAir PollutionNeoplasmsEnvironmental MonitoringHumansNitrogen DioxideParticulate MatterSeasonsWeatherAir PollutantsNitrogen DioxideParticulate Matterair qualitycancerclimateenvironmental epidemiologyextreme eventsmortalityrisk assessmentstatisticsweather-related health

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PMID34831496
PMCPMC8617977

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