title: Different study designs in the epidemiology of cancer: case-control vs. cohort studies.
abstract: It is only since the 1950s that most of the epidemiology studies on cancer have been conducted. The principal study designs for epidemiologic study of cancer etiology are case-control and cohort studies. These study designs have complimentary roles and distinct advantages and disadvantages. This chapter provides historical perspectives, description of the traditional and variant designs of case-control and cohort studies, and the relative advantages and disadvantages of these study designs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
authors.forename: Harminder
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Salaheddin M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mahmud
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012107:Research Design