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Cancer Epidemiology pp 3–29Cite as

Cancer Occurrence

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Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 471))

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In this chapter, we describe the variability of cancer occurrence by using measures of incidence, mortality, prevalence, and survival, according to demographic characteristics such as age, sex, socioeconomic status, and race/ethnicity, as well as geographic location and time period. We also discuss the variability of cancer occurrence in relation to changes in risk factors, screening rates, and improved treatments. The variation according to risk factors provides strong evidence that much of cancer is caused by environmental factors and is potentially avoidable.

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  1. Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance Research, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Ahmedin Jemal, Melissa M. Center, Elizabeth Ward & Michael J. Thun

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Jemal, A., Center, M.M., Ward, E., Thun, M.J. (2009). Cancer Occurrence. In: Verma, M. (eds) Cancer Epidemiology. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 471. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-416-2_1

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