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Next Generation Sequencing for the Detection of Actionable Mutations in Solid and Liquid Tumors

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Cancer prevention for the next generation.

Mary C White¹, Lucy A Peipins, Meg Watson

¹Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 3034, USA. mxw5@cdc.gov

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Summary

Innovative, multilevel strategies are crucial for primary cancer prevention, aiming to reduce cancer incidence rates in future generations. This requires challenging current approaches and embracing new, transdisciplinary methods for public health.

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Area of Science:

Public Health
Oncology
Epidemiology

Background:

Cancer prevention is a critical public health priority due to rising cancer incidence in the United States.
Evolving scientific understanding necessitates re-evaluating established cancer prevention strategies and terminology.
Individual and social risk factors significantly influence cancer development.

Purpose of the Study:

To summarize recent trends and scientific advances in cancer prevention.
To examine the impact of long-standing assumptions and terminology in cancer prevention.
To propose a new framework for reducing future cancer incidence rates.

Main Methods:

Review of recent trends and scientific advances in cancer development.
Analysis of assumptions and terminology in cancer prevention.
Conceptualization of a transdisciplinary and multifaceted approach.

Main Results:

Current cancer prevention approaches may benefit from re-evaluation.
New terminology and frameworks are needed to advance the field.
Multilevel interventions show promise for significant public health impact.

Conclusions:

Achieving lower cancer incidence rates for future generations is attainable.
A transdisciplinary, multifaceted, and population-specific approach is essential.
Innovative, multilevel interventions hold the greatest potential for improving cancer prevention outcomes.