Impact of environmental stress on cancer risk: a case study of an urban residential neighbourhood in Lagos metropolis.
The study aims at examining an aspect of environmental thermal stress as an important contributing factor to cancer risk in an urban residential neighbourhood using Sogunle Community Ikeja, Lagos as a case study. Several studies have established the link between thermal stress and cancer risk. In this study, thermal stress was assessed using the predicted mean vote (PMV), and subjective thermal response; the thermal sensation vote (TSV). The PMV and TSV were obtained by collecting data from occupants of 64 houses in Sogunle Community. Objective measurements of climatic variables were obtained using electronic instruments while subjective measurements were obtained through structured questionnaire.Our findings showed that majority of the people studied are living in a condition of thermal stress and this may be associated with increased cancer risk. The study concludes by examining the role of architects in eradicating thermal stress thus leading to reduction of cancer risk and to a safe and healthy environment.
Adebamowo
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Department qf Architecture, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos State, Nigeria. adebamowomichael@yahoo.com
D001108:Architecture; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D011156:Population Density; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012306:Risk; D013312:Stress, Physiological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013697:Thermosensing / Q000502:physiology*; D014329:Tropical Climate; D014505:Urban Population