Article
Molecular epidemiology of cancer.
CA: a cancer journal for clinicians - 1 Jan 2000
Chen Yen-Ching, Hunter David J
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiology is very successful in identifying environmental and lifestyle factors that increase or reduce risk of specific cancers, leading to cancer prevention strategies. However, the etiology of many types of cancer is still poorly understood, despite extensive use of questionnaires and interview-based approaches in conventional epidemiologic studies. The integration of molecular techniques into epidemiology...
Topics
- Breast Neoplasms
- Carcinogens, Environmental
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- Female
- Genetic Markers
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Life Style
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Mutation
- Neoplasms
- Papillomaviridae