Cancer Epidemiology: the international journal for cancer epidemiology, detection and prevention is dedicated to advancing cancer
prevention and control. The scope of the journal includes:
• Descriptive cancer epidemiology and cancer statistics •
Epidemiological studies on risk factors for the development of cancer • Genetic and molecular cancer epidemiology •
Methodological papers in the field of cancer epidemiology, detection and prevention • New concepts and approaches for early
detection of cancer • New concepts and approaches for population-based cancer prevention • Chemoprevention, screening
and other interventions to prevent cancer • Epidemiological studies on late effects after cancer
The journal publishes
original research articles (full length and short communications), review articles including meta-analysis, methodological papers, editorials,
commentaries, letters to the Editor commenting on previously published work in the journal, and special issues. Methodological papers
include validation studies, study designs, statistical methods and practical experiences.
Cancer Epidemiology (Cancer Epidemiol.)
is indexed and abstracted in: MEDLINE/PubMed, Current Contents/Clinical Medicine, the Science Citation Index Expanded, and Thomson Reuters
Journal Citation Reports (Science Edition).
