Residential proximity to green spaces and breast cancer risk: The multicase-control study in Spain (MCC-Spain)

O’Callaghan-Gordo, Cristina; Kogevinas, Manolis; Cirach, Marta; Castaño‐Vinyals, Gemma; Aragonés, Núria; Delfrade, Josu; Fernández‐Villa, Tania; Amiano, Pilar; Dierssen-Sotos, Trinidad; Tardón, Adonina; Capelo, Rocío; Peiró-Pérez, R; Moreno, Vı́ctor; Roca-Barceló, Aina; Pérez‐Gómez, Beatriz; Vidán, Juana; Molina, A.; Oribe, Madalen; Gràcia-Lavedán, Esther; Espinosa, Ana; Valentín, Antònia; Pollán, Marina; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark

doi:10.1016/j.ijheh.2018.07.014

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“…Urban green areas help maintain low temperatures in the city during the summer months, improve air quality, and reduce people's stress level (133). An ever-increasing number of studies shown that living in green urban spaces leads to health benefits, including better physical and mental health and a longer life expectancy (134). Studies suggest that the positive influence of nature on health can be observe especially between vulnerable groups such as the elderly, those in rehabilitation for mental disorders, and individuals in crisis rehabilitation (135).…”

Section: Deforestationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the older population, contact with parks and green areas has been linked with slower cognitive decline. Moreover, children benefit from living in greener urban areas, such as better spatial working memory, improved attentional control and capacity, and higher academic achievement, particularly in mathematics (136), as well as improved behavior and emotional development, and positive structural changes in the brain (134). Moreover, green areas and parks in childhood have a preventive effect on the risk of developing various mental disorders later in life.…”

Section: Deforestationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health: A Systematic Descriptive Review

Cianconi¹,

Betrò²,

2020

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Background: Climate change is one of the great challenges of our time. The consequences of climate change on exposed biological subjects, as well as on vulnerable societies, are a concern for the entire scientific community. Rising temperatures, heat waves, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, droughts, fires, loss of forest, and glaciers, along with disappearance of rivers and desertification, can directly and indirectly cause human pathologies that are physical and mental. However, there is a clear lack in psychiatric studies on mental disorders linked to climate change. Methods: Literature available on PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane library until end of June 2019 were reviewed. The total number of articles and association reports was 445. From these, 163 were selected. We looked for the association between classical psychiatric disorders such as anxiety schizophrenia, mood disorder and depression, suicide, aggressive behaviors, despair for the loss of usual landscape, and phenomena related to climate change and extreme weather. Review of literature was then divided into specific areas: the course of change in mental health, temperature, water, air pollution, drought, as well as the exposure of certain groups and critical psychological adaptations. Results: Climate change has an impact on a large part of the population, in different geographical areas and with different types of threats to public health. However, the delay in studies on climate change and mental health consequences is an important aspect. Lack of literature is perhaps due to the complexity and novelty of this issue. It has been shown that climate change acts on mental health with different timing. The phenomenology of the effects of climate change differs greatly-some mental disorders are common and others more specific in relation to atypical climatic conditions. Moreover, climate change also affects different population groups who are directly exposed and more vulnerable in their geographical conditions, as well as a lack of access to resources, information, and protection. Perhaps it is also worth underlining that in some papers the connection between climatic events and mental disorders was described through the introduction of new terms, coined only recently: ecoanxiety, ecoguilt, ecopsychology, ecological grief, solastalgia, biospheric concern, etc. Conclusions: The effects of climate change can be direct or indirect, short-term or longterm. Acute events can act through mechanisms similar to that of traumatic stress, leading

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Section: Deforestationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Deforestationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health: A Systematic Descriptive Review

Cianconi¹,

Betrò²,

2020

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“…Physical activity was tested in four studies (14%). Among these four studies, one found a protective effect [46] and three of them reported no association [38], [39], [61]. The other contributing factors identified among all the studies were polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (n=4, 14%), mental health (n=2, 7%), reduced anxiety (n=2, 7%), UV radiation (n=2, 7%), pesticides (n=1, 3%) and social engagement (n=1, 3%).…”

Section: • Carcinogenic Riskmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Two studies reported a protective effect. O'Callaghan-Gordo et al (2018) [39] found direct evidence of a reduced risk of breast cancer for participants who lived with urban green spaces around their residence (300 meters) compared to those who did not. English, Wilson, and Keller-Olaman (2008) [35] interviewed 14 women with breast cancer and identified indirect evidence that natural landscapes including parks can help in the recovery of cancer survivors by inspiring feelings of calmness through a sense of connection with nature.…”

Section: • Breast Cancermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Seven (70%) observed no statistical association [49], [51]- [53], [55], [58], [59]. Air pollution was considered as a contributing factor in seven studies (24%), of which five (71%) found no association [39], [41], [54], [60], [61], one (14%) reported a protective effect [44] and one (14%) [61] used it as an adjustment factor in their statistical model. Physical activity was tested in four studies (14%).…”

Section: • Carcinogenic Riskmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Relationship Between Urban Green Spaces and Cancer: A Scoping Review

Porcherie¹,

Linn²,

Gall³

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This scoping study aims to explore the relationships between urban green spaces (UGSs) and cancer. We followed the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews (protocol published in 2018). Eligibility criteria for papers were: 1) to be concerned with UGSs, 2) reporting effects of UGSs on cancer-related outcomes including direct or indirect measures, 3) reporting randomized controlled trials, prospective cohort studies, case studies, observational studies, non-comparative studies, 4) in English or French. The search covered primary studies in the published and unpublished (grey) literatures searching by hand and electronic databases (MEDLINE, Green File, CINAHL and ScienceDirect). Among 1703 records screened by two reviewers independently, 29 were included for qualitative synthesis. We classify the cancers concerned and the effects reported i.e. protective effect, risk or without association. The most investigated cancers are bladder, breast and lung cancer. Our study also identified contributing factors and their mediating effects between UGSs and cancer. Results highlight the wide variety of possible mediating factors between the use of green spaces and cancer occurrence, remission and/or prevention. Knowledge gaps and future research perspectives should be oriented to qualitative research on protective factors, the role of mental health in recovering from cancer and health inequalities.

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