Hmmm…they make up term Invasive Cancer and then seek to find it. Invasive Cancer does have a medical definition, but it seems unrelated to anything in this study~cr
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New Rochelle, NY, December 2, 2019–In a new study, researchers provide conclusive evidence of a statistical relationship between the incidence rates of invasive cancer in a given area in the U.S. and the amount of precipitation and climate type (which combines the temperature and moisture level in an area). The researchers recommend additional studies to understand how environmental factors such as precipitation and temperature are linked to cancer rates. The current study is published in Environmental Engineering Science, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. Click here to read the full-text article free on the Environmental Engineering Science website through January 2, 2020.
The article entitled “Precipitation and Climate Zone Explains the Geographical Disparity in the Invasive Cancer Incidence Rates in the United States,” was coauthored by Vishal Shah, Randall Rieger, and Liang Pan, West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The researchers reported that in the United States, counties with high precipitation and cold climate have statistically significantly higher invasive cancer incidence rates. They emphasize that precipitation, moisture, and temperature might not be direct causes of increased cancer rates, but may instead increase exposure to carcinogens by acting as carriers, or increase the generation of naturally occurring carcinogens.
“This is an important study with findings that illustrate for the first time the statistical connection between natural factors and cancer rates in the U.S.,” says Catherine A. Peters, PhD, Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Engineering Science and Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Princeton University.
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The people who did this study must be very poorly read.
Any anthropologist could have told them 50 + years ago that people in northern latitudes and cloudy climate had to evolve lighter skin in order to survive the migration away from Africa and the Middle East.
Less Sun over the course of a year, and the populations in those places have progressively lighter skin.
In equatorial regions, light skin allows to much damaging UV to enter the skin cells and that is dangerous for other reasons…so people that lived for long periods of time where there is more Sun have darker skin.
I hate to argue religion, but– better check out the relationship of the pineal gland (activated by light exposure) and general cancer rates https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK6233/ The implications for the original article being discussed are obvious. Vit D is just along for the ride.
BTW- melanoma is almost unheard of in dark skinned people– a classic case of the interaction of the right (?wrong) genetic milieu and environmental exposure, and the role of natural selection in survival.
The publication is open access i.e. the authors pay to have the article peer reviewed and published.
Obviously, only papers meeting the stringent standards of the publication and pass peer reviewed are published.
When and only when the paper is accepted does the author need to pay the article publication charge.
Enough said.
Hmm … I wonder if there is also a “statistical connection” between increased cancer rates in the US and fewer tobacco smokers?
Or how about more states legalizing pot?
Sanctuary cities?
Windmills?
Vegans?