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  • Epidemiology
  • Geospatial Analysis
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S.
  • Smoking cessation campaigns have had limited impact on reducing lung cancer mortality.
  • Significant regional and sex-based variations exist in smoking behavior and lung cancer mortality.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate spatial patterns in lung cancer mortality rates in relation to smoking prevalence across U.S. counties.
  • To identify geographic areas where lung cancer mortality is high despite low smoking prevalence.
  • To investigate factors beyond smoking that may contribute to lung cancer mortality.

Main Methods:

  • Geospatial methods were applied to lung cancer mortality data (2005-2018) from the National Vital Statistics System.
  • County-level estimates of smoking prevalence (1997-2003) from the National Cancer Institute's Small Area Estimates of Cancer-Related Measures were used.
  • Lee's L statistic was employed to assess bivariate spatial association between smoking prevalence and lung cancer mortality.

Main Results:

  • Ever smoking spatial patterns generally correlated with lung cancer mortality rates, with higher rates in Appalachia and lower rates in the West.
  • Geographic variations in mortality rates not explained by smoking were observed.
  • Significant clusters of counties with low smoking prevalence and high lung cancer mortality were identified in females (n=25) near the Mississippi River and in males (n=12) in Western Mississippi.

Conclusions:

  • The study identified U.S. counties where factors other than smoking may be driving lung cancer mortality.
  • These findings underscore the need for further investigation into environmental and other risk factors for lung cancer in specific geographic areas.
  • Novel geographic clusters warrant targeted public health interventions and research.