Lung and breast cancer, Lung cancer is the leading cause of

Lung and breast cancer

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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in women and men both in the United States and throughout the world. Lung cancer has surpassed breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths in women. In this unit, let's explore the epidemiology of these two cancers.

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Assuming perfect information, which measure - mortality, incidence, or survival - is the best index of possible progress against cancer? Why is that?

In the public health real world, is there such a thing as "perfect information"?

How has data been used and misused to convey information?

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