Cold, dry weather associated to increased risk of prostate cancer
April 22nd, 2010 Posted in prostate cancer risksA research team from Idaho State University, USA, aimed to study the correlation between various weather parameters and the incidence of prostate cancer
Researchers found that colder weather, and low rainfall, were strongly correlated with prostate cancer. Although they can’t say exactly why this correlation exists, researchers writing in BioMed Central’s open access International Journal of Health Geographics suggest that meteorological effects on persistent organic pollutants, such as some pesticides and industrial by-products, may be to blame.