A design for cancer case–control studies using only incident cases: experience with the GEM study of melanoma | Zendy

Colin B. Begg | Zendy; Amanda Hummer | Zendy; Urvi Mujumdar | Zendy; Bruce K. Armstrong | Zendy; Anne Kricker | Zendy; Loraine D. Marrett | Zendy; Robert C. Millikan | Zendy; Stephen B. Gruber | Zendy; Hoda Anton Culver | Zendy; Roberto Zanetti | Zendy; Richard P. Gallagher | Zendy; T Dwyer | Zendy; Timothy R. Rebbeck | Zendy; Klaus J. Busam | Zendy; Lynn From | Zendy; Marianne Berwick | Zendy

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A design for cancer case–control studies using only incident cases: experience with the GEM study of melanoma

Author(s) -

Colin B. Begg,

Amanda Hummer,

Urvi Mujumdar,

Bruce K. Armstrong,

Anne Kricker,

Loraine D. Marrett,

Robert C. Millikan,

Stephen B. Gruber,

Hoda Anton Culver,

Roberto Zanetti,

Richard P. Gallagher,

T Dwyer,

Timothy R. Rebbeck,

Klaus J. Busam,

Lynn From,

Marianne Berwick

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyl044

Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , case control study , odds ratio , etiology , cancer , population , skin cancer , oncology , dermatology , demography , environmental health , cancer research , sociology

The population-based case-control study is not suited to the evaluation of rare genetic (or environmental) factors. The use of a novel case-control design in which cases have second primaries and controls are cancer survivors has been proposed for this purpose.

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