Environmental and cancer epidemiology

Vall-llosera Casanovas, Laura (Participant)
Coromina Soler, Lluís (Participant)
Varga Linde, Diego (Participant)
Barcelo Rado, Maria Antonia (Participant)
Renart Vicens, Gemma (Participant)
Saez Zafra, Marc (Participant)
Coenders Gallart, Germà (Participant)
Marcos Gragera, Rafael (Participant)
Serra Saurina, Laura (Participant)
Osca Gelis, Gemma (Participant)
Mota Bertran, Anna (Participant)
Solans Margalef, Marta (Participant)
Perafita i Basart, Xavier (Participant)
Lopez Ruiz, Silvia Maria (Participant)
Moreno Vasquez, Manuel Alejandro (Participant)
Mendoza Calero, Marta (Participant)
Antonio Rojas, Diana Stella (Participant)
Solano Velasquez, Jesus David (Participant)
Nieto Ortiz, Adrián (Participant)
Trallero Morales, Jan (Participant)
Romaguera Palomé, Aina (Participant)

Research Group on Statistics, Econometrics and Health (GRECS)

Research line: Impact

Description of impact

Environmental epidemiology is the branch of public health that deals with environmental conditions and hazards that may pose a risk to human health. Environmental epidemiology identifies and quantifies exposures to environmental contaminants; conducts risk assessments and risk communication; provides medical evaluation and surveillance for adverse health effects; and provides health-based guidance on levels of exposure to such contaminants. The epidemiology of cancer is the study of the factors affecting cancer, as a way to infer possible trends and causes. The study of cancer epidemiology uses epidemiological methods to find the etiology (cause) of cancer and to identify and develop improved treatments.