Environmental and ecological factors of stomach cancer incidence and mortality: a systematic review study on ecological studies

Khazaei, S; Mohammadbeigi, A; Jenabi, E; Asgarian, A; Heidari, H; Saghafipour, A; Arsang-Jang, S; Ansari, H

HERO ID

6869242

Reference Type

Journal Article

Subtype

Review

Year

2020

Language

English

PMID

32683335

HERO ID 6869242
Material Type Review
In Press No
Year 2020
Title Environmental and ecological factors of stomach cancer incidence and mortality: a systematic review study on ecological studies
Authors Khazaei, S; Mohammadbeigi, A; Jenabi, E; Asgarian, A; Heidari, H; Saghafipour, A; Arsang-Jang, S; Ansari, H
Journal Reviews on Environmental Health
Volume 35
Issue 4
Page Numbers 443-452
Abstract Objectives Stomach cancer (SC) is one of the most common and deadly types of cancer. It is the third leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. The effect of environmental and ecological factors in SC have been assessed in some studies. Thus, we aimed to synthesize the environmental and ecological factors of SC incidence and mortality. Content In this systematic review study, the scientific databases, including Web of Science, Scopus and PubMed, were searched from inception to November 2019 for all primary articles written in English by using relevant Medical Subject Heading (Mesh) terms. Two independent authors conducted the screening process to decide on the eligibility and inclusion of the articles in the study. The third author acted as an arbiter to resolve any disagreements. Summary and Outlook A total of 157 potentially relevant articles were identified from the initial search 38 of which met the eligibility criteria; finally, 34 articles were included in the systematic review. The results revealed that soil arsenic exposure, coal and other opencast mining installations, living near incinerators and installations for the recovery or disposal of hazardous waste, installations for the production of cement, lime, plaster, and magnesium oxide, proximity to a metal industry sources, dietary iron, ingested asbestos, farming, arsenic in soil, altitude, organochlorines and environmental exposure to cadmium and lead have positive associations with SC incidence or death. Most of the ecological and environmental factors such as living near the mineral industries, the disposal of hazardous waste, metal industry sources and environmental exposure to cadmium and lead are positively related to SC mortality and incidence. However, solar UV-B, heat index and dietary zinc can be taken into account as protective factors against SC mortality and incidence.
Doi 10.1515/reveh-2020-0022
Pmid 32683335
Wosid WOS:000594314700012
Url /www.degruyter.de
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Language Text English
Keyword ecological factors; environmental factor; review; stomach cancer