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Clues to the etiology of diseases can be gleaned from studies of their patterns of occurrence in populationsl. High risk groups are identified that can suggest etiological hypotheses to be tested in more formal epidemiological investigations and laboratory studies. However, risk factors are often difficult to identify for complex multifactorial diseases such as cancer.2 After much study, risk factors for cancers of the prostate, pancreas, kidney, breast and other sites remain uncertain.
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Li, F.P. (1991). Cancer Families and Susceptibility to Cancer. In: Columbano, A., Feo, F., Pascale, R., Pani, P. (eds) Chemical Carcinogenesis 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3694-9_13
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