Application of cohort study in cancer prevention and control

VernacularTitle:队列研究在肿瘤防控中的实际应用
Author: Min DAI ¹ ; Yana BAI ; Hongquan PU ; Ning CHENG ; Haiyan LI ; Jie HE
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1. 中国医学科学院肿瘤医院城市癌症早诊早治项目办公室
Keywords: Cohort study; Cancer; Prevention and control; Application
From: Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2016;37(3):303-305
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Cancer control is a long-term work.Cancer research and intervention really need the support of cohort study.In the recent years,more and more cohort studies on cancer control were conducted in China along with the increased ability of scientific research in China.Since 2010,Cancer Hospital,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences,collaborated with Lanzhou University and the Worker's Hospital of Jinchuan Group Company Limited,have carried out a large-scale cohort study on cancer,which covered a population of more than 50 000 called "Jinchang cohort".Since 2012,a National Key Public Health Project,"cancer screening in urban China",has been conducted in Jinchang,which strengthened the Jinchang cohort study.Based on the Jinchang cohort study,historical cohort study,cross-sectional study and prospective cohort study have been conducted,which would provide a lot of evidence for the cancer control in China.