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Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention

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Cancer registries (CR) are essential structures for the recording of neoplasms in order to study their distribution and characteristics among a given population; this, moreover, can help in identifying possible main risk factors linked to some cancer conditions. Prevention nowadays is a fundamental key strategy for the control of neoplasms, and this is the reason why policies and screening programs should be implemented in order to raise awareness and reduce exposure to risk factors.

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  1. Department of Science for Health Promotion, Mother to Child Care, Internal Medicine and Excellence Specialties “G. D’Alessandro”, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

    Francesco Vitale

  2. AUSL Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy

    Lucia Mangone

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  1. Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

    Antonio Russo

  2. Oncology Department, University of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium

    Marc Peeters

  3. Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

    Lorena Incorvaia

  4. Center for Thoracic Oncology, Tisch Cancer Institute, Mount Sinai System & Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, NY, USA

    Christian Rolfo

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Vitale, F., Mangone, L. (2021). Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention. In: Russo, A., Peeters, M., Incorvaia, L., Rolfo, C. (eds) Practical Medical Oncology Textbook. UNIPA Springer Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56051-5_1

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