Geographical and epidemiological analysis of oncological mortality in a Municipality of North-Western Italy Vercelli years 2000-2009.
BACKGROUND
We performed a geographic analysis study on mortality in the town of Vercelli, in order to respond to the concerns of the population and some local administrators. Main reason to carry out a detailed and sophisticated study for a city of medium-small size was represented by the presence of various sources of environmental and industrial pressure (i.e. old-generation incinerator for solid urban waste, industrial site for chemicals production, intense agricultural activity of rice production…).


METHODS
The study analyzed census, ISTAT death cards, both from the epidemiological point of view with admirers that SMR standardized spatial analysis using Bayesian models.


RESULTS
Overall, both approaches highlighted major risks for the area south of the capital for major cancers such as colorectal and lung and increases worthy of investigation for the young-adult age groups in both genders. And being processed a similar study that considers the incidence oncology.


CONCLUSIONS
The imminent elaboration of the cartography by oncological incidence will allow us to confirm, or less, the areas in excess for the death data, and in the meanwhile observe any excesses for low mortality pathologies (e.g., thyroid) or neoplasies whose present therapies allowed complete recovery and/or very long survivals (e.g. leukaemia, lymphomas and testicle).
Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont "Amedeo Avogadro, Novara, Italy.
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Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Italy.
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Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont "Amedeo Avogadro, Novara, Italy.
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Presidente L.I.L.T. Lega Italiana Lotta ai tumori, sezione Provincia di Vercelli e Direttore S.O.C. Urologia, Clinica S.Rita - Policlinico di Monza, Italy.
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Health Services Research Group, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven - University of Leuven. Leuven, Belgium.
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Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont "Amedeo Avogadro, Novara, Italy.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014504:Urban Health; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*