Evaluating intrinsic and non-intrinsic cancer risk factors

Understanding the contributions of extrinsic and intrinsic factors on cancer risk is fundamental in determining the intervention and prevention strategies to tackle cancer. Here the authors provide a review of the different factors impacting cancer risk and discuss the limitations of different appro...

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Main Authors: Song Wu, Wei Zhu, Patricia Thompson, Yusuf A Hannun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05467-z
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spelling doaj-e3f90b8732564f9db7611b3895b06e0c2021-05-11T10:30:01ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232018-08-019111210.1038/s41467-018-05467-zEvaluating intrinsic and non-intrinsic cancer risk factorsSong Wu0Wei Zhu1Patricia Thompson2Yusuf A Hannun3Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Stony Brook UniversityDepartment of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook Cancer Centre, Stony Brook University, Health Sciences CentreStony Brook Cancer Centre, Stony Brook University, Health Sciences CentreUnderstanding the contributions of extrinsic and intrinsic factors on cancer risk is fundamental in determining the intervention and prevention strategies to tackle cancer. Here the authors provide a review of the different factors impacting cancer risk and discuss the limitations of different approaches in evaluating the relative contributions of these factors.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05467-z
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description Understanding the contributions of extrinsic and intrinsic factors on cancer risk is fundamental in determining the intervention and prevention strategies to tackle cancer. Here the authors provide a review of the different factors impacting cancer risk and discuss the limitations of different approaches in evaluating the relative contributions of these factors.
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