title: A strategy for cancer prevention and control research.
abstract: Cancer is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in industrial countries. Recently changes in life-style and the environment in developing countries have coincided with increases in the incidence of certain cancers which might be related to these factors. A strategy for the prevention of all such cancers is presented, which involves research in a sequence of five phases to identify suitable interventions and to confirm their effectiveness in population studies, prior to their application on a nationwide scale.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003906:Developing Countries; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009790:Occupations; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D014481:United States