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Depleted uranium and incidence of cancer in Basrah : a preliminary ecological study
Joint Authors
al-Rudainy, Layth Abd al-Majid
al-Sad, Hamid Talib
Ujayl, Narjis Abd al-Hasan
Source
The Medical Journal of Basrah University
Issue
Vol. 27, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2009), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
University of Basrah College of Medicine
Publication Date
2009-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Background : Basrah has been exposed to massive environmental pollution during past years including depleted uranium (DU) as a consequence of military conflicts.
Many studies have reported an increase in incidence of cancer in Basrah.
Objectives : To explore the ecological relationship between DU and cancer incidence in Basrah.
Material & methods : Basrah governorate was divided into seven geographical areas.
Exposed areas to DU were dotted on the map of Basrah.
Incidence rates of cancer were distributed in these seven areas.
Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics and Spearman correlation analysis.
Results : This study did not find ecological correlation between incidence rate of cancer and level of exposure to DU in Basrah.
Conclusions : Although the result of the ecological study may be affected by the ecological fallacy, the power to generate hypothesis about the relationship between DU and cancer risk is still weak especially when taking into account the results of previous studies of uranium exposure and cancer risk.
Further epidemiological studies are needed to clarify a possible carcinogenic effect of residential exposure to DU.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Rudainy, Layth Abd al-Majid& Ujayl, Narjis Abd al-Hasan& al-Sad, Hamid Talib. 2009. Depleted uranium and incidence of cancer in Basrah : a preliminary ecological study. The Medical Journal of Basrah University،Vol. 27, no. 1, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-112821
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Rudainy, Layth Abd al-Majid…[et al.]. Depleted uranium and incidence of cancer in Basrah : a preliminary ecological study. The Medical Journal of Basrah University Vol. 27, no. 1 (2009), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-112821
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Rudainy, Layth Abd al-Majid& Ujayl, Narjis Abd al-Hasan& al-Sad, Hamid Talib. Depleted uranium and incidence of cancer in Basrah : a preliminary ecological study. The Medical Journal of Basrah University. 2009. Vol. 27, no. 1, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-112821
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 6
Record ID
BIM-112821