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Παγώνα Λάγιου | Zendy; HansOlov Adami | Zendy; Dimitrios Trichopoulos | Zendy

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Causality in cancer epidemiology

Author(s) -

Παγώνα Λάγιου,

HansOlov Adami,

Dimitrios Trichopoulos

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

european journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.825

H-Index - 111

eISSN - 1573-7284

pISSN - 0393-2990

DOI - 10.1007/s10654-005-7968-y

Subject(s) - causality (physics) , causation , medicine , epidemiology , cancer , strengths and weaknesses , epidemiology of cancer , public health , environmental health , pathology , epistemology , psychology , social psychology , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics , breast cancer

In this review, issues of causality in epidemiologic research with emphasis on the aetiology of human cancer are considered. Principles of assessing causation in epidemiological studies of cancer are distinguished into those concerning an individual study, several studies and a particular person. Strengths and weaknesses of various approaches of documenting carcinogenicity in humans are examined and lists of major established causes of human cancer are presented. The review concludes with estimates of mortality from cancer around the world that can be attributed to specific factors under the light of the current scientific knowledge.

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