Our partners from University of Palermo, (Italy) coordinated by Dr Mazzucco, are working to create an advanced interoperable surveillance system that merges data from cancer registries with environmental monitoring systems. This innovative approach will pave the way for community-based digital preventive strategies that prioritize public health.
What are the main goals?
1. Integrating Data: by combining data from cancer registries with information gathered from environmental monitoring systems (including individual and community exposure measured by sensors), they aim to create a comprehensive picture of cancer risk factors.
2. Advanced Surveillance: establishing a Digital Prevention Research Center to support local and national health authorities, this system will enhance cancer surveillance and environmental monitoring practices.
3. Targeting High-Risk Areas: the focus will be on Areas at High Risk of Environmental Crisis (AERCA) in Sicily, particularly detecting carcinogens like benzene and arsenic in both outdoor and indoor air.
4. Innovative Prevention Strategies: Implementing new digital functions and strategies to minimize the impact of environmental pollutants on community health, and evolving population-based cancer registries with enhanced digital capabilities.
Why does it matter?
By processing vast amounts of data, it is possible to better understand the link between cancer and exposure to environmental pollutants, and enhance environmental monitoring systems and relative data to epidemiological findings and public health issues. Designing integrated public health and environmental governance to mitigate the effects of environmental pollutants and reduce cancer incidence will lead to healthier communities.
Stay tuned for updates and be part of this initiative to combat cancer through innovative digital solutions and environmental awareness.