癌の流行病学は,前世紀と次の10年間で
1Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5NG, and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
Nature
|May 18, 2001
まとめ
癌の流行病学は,特定の癌を引き起こすイベントを特定するために分子生物学を統合して,著しく進化しました. 現代の研究では,リスクの正確な推定のために,先進的な遺伝的および生化学的測定法を使用しています.
科学分野:
- エピデミオロジー エピデミオロジー
- 分子生物学は分子生物学である.
- がん研究 がん研究
背景:
- 1980年代初頭までに,がん疫学は主要な原因を特定し,多段階のがんモデルを提案しました.
- しかし,ヒトがん発生における特定の分子イベントは未確認のままでした.
研究 の 目的:
- 細胞および分子生物学ががん流行病学に与える変革的な影響を強調する.
- がん研究における流行病学的方法の進化を図解するために.
主な方法:
- 伝統的な流行病学的方法.
- 細胞および分子生物学技術の統合.
- 遺伝子,生化学,ウイルス分析の活用.
主要な成果:
- 伝統的な方法のみによる新しい発見はほとんどありません.
- 長い間疑われてきた軽微な癌のリスクのより正確な推定.
- 現代の研究において,高度な分子測定法への依存度が増えた.
結論:
- 細胞および分子生物学は,がん疫学に革命をもたらしました.
- 近代的な疫学研究は,ますます高度な分子測定法に依存しています.
- これらの進歩により,がん発生のより深い理解が可能になります.
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