title: [An alternative theory and practice on preventive medicine with special emphasis on total cancer studies].
abstract: In order to solve our common problems on preventive medicine as well as health promotion, we have developed "General Network (GN) Approach" based on our general hypothesis "GN Concept" which should be deeply rooted among ourselves. The present paper is the application of the above approach into cancer control measures with special emphasis on the introduction of an alternative theory and methodology on preventive medicine. The main thrust of the paper is the schematic presentation on the function (theory) and structure (methodology) of preventive medicine by means of GN Model, including the methodologic illustration on (paradigm change) on the subject. It should be mentioned that GN Approach is applied for the common problem solvings on cancer prevention, epidemiology, etiology, and control systems by means of the realization of "Two-in-One" Concept. This in turn means that GN Approach should be one of pragmatic candidates for the general problem solvings.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Public Health, Shinshu Univ. School of Med.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maruchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakama
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013598:Systems Theory