Open AccessPerspectives on cancer prevention
Author(s) -
Garfinkel Lawrence
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
ca: a cancer journal for clinicians
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 62.937
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1542-4863
pISSN - 0007-9235
DOI - 10.3322/canjclin.45.1.5
Subject(s) - epidemiology , citation , population , cancer , cancer prevention , breast cancer , medicine , gerontology , psychology , library science , demography , sociology , pathology , computer science
The best way to control cancer is to find means to reduce the risk of cancer. Mr. Garfinkel, the former Vice President for Epidemiology and Statistics and Director of Cancer Prevention for the American Cancer Society, discusses the ongoing research on cancer prevention and suggests that based on the accumulated evidence, authoritative groups must now seriously consider making recommendations about chemopreventive substances to reduce cancer risk.