title: Geographic distribution and epidemiology of lung cancer during 2011 in Zhejiang province of China.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To explore etiology for providing scientific clues for the prevention of lung cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data for lung cancer incidence and meteorological geographic factors from 25 counties in Zhejiang province of China during 2011 were studied. Stepwise multiple regression and correlation analysis were performed to analyze the geographic distribution and epidemiology of lung cancer.
  
  
  RESULTS
  8,291 new cases (5,998 in males and 2,293 females) of lung cancer during 2011 in Zhejiang province were reported in the 25 studied counties. Reported and standardized incidence rates for lung cancer were 58.0 and 47.0 per 100,000 population, respectively. The incidence of lung cancer increased with age. Geographic distribution analysis shows that the standardized incidence rates of lung cancer in northeastern Zhejiang province were higher than in the southwestern part, such as in Nanhu, Fuyang, Wuxing and Yuyao counties, where the rates were more than 50 per 100,000 population. In the southwestern Zhejiang province, for instance, in Yueqing, Xianju and Jiande counties, the standardized incidence rates of lung cancer were lower than 37 per 100,000 population. Spearman correlation tests showed that forest coverage rate, air quality index (AQI), and annual precipitation level are associated with the incidence of lung cancer.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Lung cancer in Zhejiang province shows obvious regional differences. High incidence appears associated with low forest coverage rate, poor air quality and low annual precipitation. Therefore, increasing the forest coverage rate and controlling air pollution may play an important role in lung cancer prevention.
authors.affiliation: Medical School of Ningbo University, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathological and Physiological Technology, Ningbo, China E-mail : hgu@cdc.zj.cn, jmjiangcdc@163.com.
authors.forename: Xia-Lu
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Wei-Wei
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Zhao-Fan
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Bao-Bo
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Jin-Shun
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Jian-Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult