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Cancer epidemiology in the last century and the next decade

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  • Julian Peto

    (Institute of Cancer Research
    London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)

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By the early 1980s, epidemiologists had identified many important causes of cancer. They had also proposed the 'multi-stage' model of cancer, although none of the hypothesized events in human carcinogenesis had then been identified. The remarkable advances in cell and molecular biology over the past two decades have transformed the scope and methods of cancer epidemiology. There have been a few new discoveries based purely on traditional methods, and many long-suspected minor risks have been estimated more precisely. But modern epidemiological studies often depend on genetic, biochemical or viral assays that had not been developed 20 years ago.

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  • Julian Peto, 2001. "Cancer epidemiology in the last century and the next decade," Nature, Nature, vol. 411(6835), pages 390-395, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:411:y:2001:i:6835:d:10.1038_35077256
    DOI: 10.1038/35077256
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    1. BIMONTE, Giovanna & SENATORE, Luigi, 2014. "An Overview on the Application of the Coalitional Games in Cancer Diagnosis," CELPE Discussion Papers 133, CELPE - CEnter for Labor and Political Economics, University of Salerno, Italy.
    2. Jiaoyuan Li & Li Zou & Wei Chen & Beibei Zhu & Na Shen & Juntao Ke & Jiao Lou & Ranran Song & Rong Zhong & Xiaoping Miao, 2014. "Dietary Mushroom Intake May Reduce the Risk of Breast Cancer: Evidence from a Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(4), pages 1-8, April.
    3. Chi-Ting Chiang & Ie-Bin Lian & Ying-Fang Chang & Tsun-Kuo Chang, 2014. "Geospatial Disparities and the Underlying Causes of Major Cancers for Women in Taiwan," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 11(6), pages 1-15, May.

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