查结肠镜对温室气体排放的纵向影响
Hasiya Yusuf1, Vinita Gupta2, Ikponmwosa Osaghae3
1Department of Internal Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America.
查结肠镜可预防数百万种结肠直肠癌,显著减少温室气体排放和癌症治疗对环境的影响. 这凸显了早期癌症检测带来的生态效益.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 结肠镜是结肠直肠癌查的标准.
- 人们对包括结肠镜在内的医疗程序的碳足迹存在担忧.
- 查结肠镜对温室气体 (GHG) 排放的潜在积极环境影响尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 为了估计美国查结肠镜所能防止的碳排放.
- 通过查来量化与早期结直肠癌检测相关的环境效益.
主要方法:
- 使用查结肠镜数和来自NorDICC试验的绝对风险降低数据计算了预防癌症的治疗和监测访问.
- 使用EPA的温室气体等价计算器,估计每英里的平均碳排放量.
- 确定了十年来从一年的查结肠镜检查中避免的总碳排放量.
主要成果:
- 在10年内,630万次查结肠镜检查预防了估计1,134,000例结肠直肠癌.
- 这种预防措施避免了大约3.95亿英里的旅行和158,263公的二氧化碳排放.
- 避免的排放相当于燃烧1800万加汽油,强调了显著的环境节约.
结论:
- 结肠直肠癌查,特别是结肠镜检查,可以明显减少与癌症相关的温室气体排放.
- 查结肠镜有助于最大限度地减少与癌症治疗和护理相关的整体环境影响.
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