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Next-generation epidemiologic cohorts for cancer aetiology

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Epidemiologic cohorts of cancer aetiology have contributed substantially to the current understanding of cancer risk factors. Advancements in technologies could facilitate more precise, efficient and scalable assessments of emerging risk factors, ranging from ‘cells to society’. Because of the increasingly recognized necessity of addressing the roles of structural and social determinants of health, as well as the inclusion of underserved and understudied populations, a new generation of epidemiologic cohorts for cancer is warranted.

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  1. Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Scarlett Lin Gomez & Iona Cheng

  2. Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Scarlett Lin Gomez & Iona Cheng

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Gomez, S.L., Cheng, I. Next-generation epidemiologic cohorts for cancer aetiology. Nat Rev Cancer 24, 93–94 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41568-023-00652-9

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