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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Comparative assessment of the incidence of malignant neoplasms of the ovaries in women living in the environmentally disadvantaged areas (200-2019)

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1 Bryansk State Technical University, Bryansk, Russia

2 Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Alexandra A. Golovleva
Bulvar 50 let Oktyabrya, 7, Bryansk, 241035, Russia; ur.xednay@avelvologskela

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Acknowledgement: the authors would like to thank A.I. Maklashova, Chief Physician at the Bryansk Regional Oncology Dispensary, for provision of impersonal statistical information about the incidence of MNOs in women in the towns and districts of the Bryansk Region for the years 2000–2019.

Author contribution: Golovleva AA — search for literature, statistical analysis, manuscript writing, editing and discussion; Korsakov AV — literature data analysis, study concept and design, interpretation of the results, approval of the final version of the article; Troshin VP — data analysis and interpretation, manuscript writing, editing and discussion; Milushkina OYu — literature data analysis, data analysis and interpretation, manuscript editing and discussion; Pivovarov YuP, Korolik VV — data analysis and interpretation, manuscript editing and discussion; Lagerev DG — statistical processing, data analysis and interpretation.

Compliance with ethical standards: the study involved the use of impersonal statistical information about the incidence of MNOs in women in the areas of the Bryansk Region for the years 2000–2019.

Received: 2023-11-08 Accepted: 2024-05-10 Published online: 2024-12-24
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Radioactive and chemical contamination can affect carcinogenesis, including the development of malignant neoplasms of the ovaries (MNOs) in women. The study aimed to perform comparative assessment of environmental situation in the towns and districts of the Bryansk Region based on chemical, radioactive, and combined radioactive contamination, as well as primary incidence of MNOs in women in accordance with official statistics for the years 2000–2019. The data for the study were provided by the Bryansk Regional Oncology Dispensary, Bryanskstat, Rostekhnadzor, Rospotrebnadzor. Neither significant differences in primary incidence of MNOs, nor increased risk of MNO were revealed in female population aged 18–80 years, regardless of the environmental conditions of living in 2000–2019. We revealed a significantly elevated relative risk (RR) of primary incidence of low-grade MNOs in women aged 41–60 years living in the environmentally disadvantaged areas compared to women living in the control areas: RR 1.88 (95% CI: 1.43–2.48); p < 0.0001). The rate of low-grade MNOs in women aged 41–60 years in the areas of the combined exposure is 17.6 ± 1.96, which 1.5-fold exceeds the values reported for radioactively contaminated areas (11.7 ± 2.73) and 1.2-fold exceeds the values reported for chemically contaminated areas (15.2 ± 1.31). The combined effects of radioactive and chemical contamination results in the higher RR of low-grade MNOs compared to the areas with only one pollution factor, i.e. radioactive contamination (RR 1.51 (95% CI: 1.00–2.28)), chemical contamination  (RR 1.17 (95% CI: 0.90–1.50)). The findings suggest synergistic effect of radiation and chemical factors on the incidence of low-grade MNOs.

Keywords: Bryansk region, chemical pollution, radioactive contamination, Chernobyl accident, malignant neoplasms of the ovaries, combined contamination, regression analysis, relative risk

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