학술논문

Cancer in Families.
Document Type
Article
Source
PLoS Medicine. Dec2004, Vol. 1 Issue 3, p171-172. 2p.
Subject
*FAMILIAL diseases
*CANCER
*POPULATION
*EPIDEMIOLOGY
Language
ISSN
1549-1277
Abstract
Discusses research being done on the pattern of cancer distribution within and beyond the Icelandic population. Reference to a study by Laufey Amundadottir et al published in this same issue; Types of cancer with the highest increased familial occurrence both in close and distant relatives; Significance of the study to the biological understanding of cancer.