A Proposed Framework and Lexicon for Cancer Prevention
Philip E. Castle, Jessica M. Faupel‐Badger, Asad Umar, Timothy R. Rebbeck
Abstract
SUMMARY: Cancer prevention is central to efforts to control the burden of cancer. We propose a new terminology framework to help guide these efforts and promote a key equity principle: "equal care for equal risk."
Topics & Concepts
TerminologyLexiconCancer preventionKey (lock)Equity (law)CancerRisk analysis (engineering)Computer scienceMedicineArtificial intelligencePolitical scienceComputer securityLinguisticsPhilosophyInternal medicineLawGlobal Cancer Incidence and ScreeningBRCA gene mutations in cancerNutrition, Genetics, and Disease