Case Studies - Long Island cancer study
The Geographic Distribution of Breast, Lung and Colorectal Cancer in Long Island, New York
A study of the relationships between cancer diagnoses and air toxics in Nassau, Queens, and Suffolk counties in Long Island, New York. You may read the study in HTML or Adobe portable document format (PDF).
This study has been published as two articles in the International Journal of Health Geographics
- Jacquez, G.M. and D.A. Greiling. 2003. Local clustering in breast, lung and colorectal cancer in Long Island, New York. International Journal of Health Geographics 2: 3.
- Jacquez, G.M. and D.A. Greiling. 2003. Geographic boundaries in breast, lung and colorectal cancers in relation to exposure to air toxics in Long Island, New York. International Journal of Health Geographics 2: 4.
As covered in New York Newsday.
Geoffrey M. Jacquez, M.S., Ph.D.
Dunrie Greiling, Ph.D.
516 North State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104 USA