Epidemiology of Cancer

Harvard HSPH

This course provides an overview of the concepts and issues central to the discipline of cancer epidemiology. We delve into the descriptive epidemiology of cancer as well as analytical epidemiology to explore cancer risk factors and preventive factors. The lectures cover topics on specific cancer exposures, including tobacco, obesity, infections, and nutrition, as well as the epidemiology of selected malignancies, including breast, prostate, colon, ovarian, primary liver, and pancreatic…