Open AccessGeographical differences in cancer incidence in the Amazon basin of Ecuador in relation to residence near oil fields
Author(s) -
AnnaKarin Hurtig,
Miguel San Sebastián
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/31.5.1021
Subject(s) - cancer , medicine , population , incidence (geometry) , cancer registry , demography , cervix , relative risk , residence , skin cancer , environmental health , confidence interval , physics , sociology , optics
Since 1972, oil companies have extracted more than 2 billion barrels of crude oil from the Ecuadorian Amazon, releasing billions of gallons of untreated wastes and oil directly into the environment. This study aimed to determine if there was any difference in overall and specific cancer incidence rates between populations living in proximity to oil fields and those who live in areas free from oil exploitation.
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