A Geographically Sensitive Neighborhood Exposome–Wide Association Study for Breast Cancer Survival
In this cohort study of women diagnosed with breast cancer, a gs-NWAS was developed and applied to determine key components of the neighborhood exposome and their geographic scales of operation, identifying neighborhood-level factors in housing, economic, and demographic domains associated with breast cancer survival. Future studies should validate these findings in different populations and tailor this framework to their respective populations.
Authors
- Bernard F. Fuemmeler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3550-0107)
- J Boyle
- Carrie A. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8136-7618)
- Jie Shen
- Kathryn Hughes Barry
- Hua Zhao
- Cheryl L. Knott
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- Virginia Cancer Institute (US)
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (US)
- U-M Rogel Cancer Center (US)
- VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center (US)
- University of Virginia (US)
- University of Maryland, College Park (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.58256
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 31.09
Funders
- National Cancer Institute