Cancer prevention in primary care. Current trends and some prospects for the future--II.

doi:10.1136/bmj.309.6953.517

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Cancer prevention in primary care. Current trends and some prospects for the future--II.

BMJ (Clinical research ed.) - 1 Jan 2000

Austoker J

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Cancer control encompasses the whole spectrum from prevention and early diagnosis to treatment and palliation. The key to the future of cancer control will be to establish multidisciplinary approaches to each type of cancer across this spectrum. For primary prevention this requires some understan...

Topics

Family Practice
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Neoplasms
Preventive Health Services
Risk Factors

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