Frontiers in Public Health
Association of meteorological exposures with major cancer mortality in Minhang District, Shanghai: a time series study based on distributed lag non-linear models
Objective This study examined the associations between meteorological exposures and major cancer mortality, with a focus on exposure-lag relationships. Methods We collected daily cancer death records and weather data from Minhang District, Shanghai, 2014 to 2023. Joinpoint regression estimated annual percent changes in age-standardized cancer mortality rates. Spearman's rank correlation was employed to explore how meteorological factors related to cancer death. Finally, a distributed lag non-linear model (DLNM) eva …