Year of Publication

2023

College

Public Health

Date Available

5-1-2024

Degree Name

Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)

Committee Chair

W. Jay Christian

Committee Member

Jaclyn McDowell, DrPH

Committee Member

Thomas Tucker, PhD, MPH

Abstract

The purpose of this article was to examine the relationship between a proxy measure of exposure to automotive exhaust – roadway density – and risk for adenocarcinoma lung cancer. Using data from the Kentucky Cancer Registry and the Kentucky Geoportal Data Clearinghouse, we conducted a cross-sectional study of the distribution of adult lung cancer cases by histological type across the state of Kentucky. The north-central region of Kentucky has a higher prevalence of adenocarcinomas and greater roadway density. Among adenocarcinoma cases in Kentucky, there are more non-smokers than other types of tobacco use. As smoking rates decrease in Kentucky, and elsewhere, environmental risk factors could be important to mitigate for ongoing prevention strategies.

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