978-92-832-0405-3
978-92-832-0405-3
This textbook gives a basic introduction to cancer epidemiology. Chapters include: Describing and presenting data, Measures of occurrence of disease and of other health-related events, Overview of study designs, Evaluating the role of chance, Intervention trials, Cohort studies, Case-control studies, Cross-sectional surveys, Routine data-based studies, Introduction to survival analysis, Interpretation of epidemiological studies, How to deal with confounding, Size of a study, Cancer control and prevention, The role of cancer registries, and Planning and conducting epidemiological studies.
1. Introduction to cancer epidemiology
2. Measurement of exposures
3. Describing and presenting data
4. Measures of occurrence of disease and other health-related events
5. Overview of study designs
6. Evaluating the role of chance
7. Intervention trials
8. Cohort studies
9. Case-control studies
10. Cross-sectional surveys
11. Studies based on routine data
12. Introduction to survival analysis
13. Interpretation of epidemiological studies
14. Dealing with confounding in the analysis
15. Size of a study
16. Cancer prevention
17. The role of cancer registries
18. Designing, planning and conducting epidemiological research
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Subject Index