Abu El Kheir-Mataria Wafa, Chun Sungsoo
Institute of Global Health and Human Ecology, American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt.
Front Public Health. 2025 May 27;13:1529706. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1529706. eCollection 2025.
Climate change poses a significant threat to public health, exacerbating health inequalities. Women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, identified as high-risk, are particularly affected.
This study investigates the influence of rising temperatures on cancer prevalence and mortality among women in the MENA region, filling critical knowledge gaps.
We employed Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) analysis to examine the correlation between increased ambient temperatures and the prevalence and mortality of four types of cancer (breast, cervical, ovarian, and uterine) across 17 MENA countries.
Our analysis indicates a significant correlation between prolonged exposure to high ambient temperatures and all four cancer types studied. Notably, the prevalence of breast, ovarian, and cervical cancers is markedly influenced by temperature increases.
The findings underscore the necessity of incorporating climate change adaptation strategies into national cancer control plans. Such integration is vital to mitigate the health impacts of climate change on women's cancer prevalence and mortality in the MENA region.
气候变化对公众健康构成重大威胁，加剧了健康不平等。中东和北非（MENA）地区被认定为高风险地区，该地区的女性受到的影响尤为严重。
本研究调查气温上升对中东和北非地区女性癌症患病率和死亡率的影响，填补关键的知识空白。
我们采用多元线性回归（MLR）分析，研究17个中东和北非国家环境温度升高与四种癌症（乳腺癌、宫颈癌、卵巢癌和子宫癌）的患病率和死亡率之间的相关性。
我们的分析表明，长期暴露于高环境温度与所研究的所有四种癌症类型之间存在显著相关性。值得注意的是，乳腺癌、卵巢癌和宫颈癌的患病率受气温上升的影响尤为明显。
研究结果强调了将气候变化适应策略纳入国家癌症控制计划的必要性。这种整合对于减轻气候变化对中东和北非地区女性癌症患病率和死亡率的健康影响至关重要。
