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Bridging Cancer Epidemiology and Social Evolution
Modern epidemiology is a direct result of the paradigm shift from a population-based (upstream) to a downstream (individual) approach. The impact of modern epidemiology such as ‘molecular’ and ‘genetic’ epidemiology (Loomis & Wing, 1990; Diez-Roux, 1998) requires an explanatory power that mostly dependent upon the advances in technology and information systems. Moreover, before estimating the… →
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From an Evolutionary Model to the Unified Paradigm of Cancer Causation (UPCC)
Three essential events launched the field of cancer epidemiology during the 18th century. First, is Bernardino Ramazzini’s study on cervical cancer in 1713, the research of Percival Pott in 1775 that led the way on occupational carcinogenic exposure studies, and Thomas Venner on the danger of tobacco use in his Via Recta, published in London… →
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Continuing the Journey to Make a Difference
Since I am just returning to full time consulting after being hooded last week, my eyes are on the consulting in applied public health epidemiology, Mohs Histopathology, and staff/medical practice development. Do you need a research and report Writer? A medical copy writer? A technical writer? Need a content writer? Need help with your dissertation?… →
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An Executive Summary
Pathopoiesis Mechanism of Smoking and Shared Genes in Pancreatic Cancer DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.33028.63362 To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle requires creative imagination and marks the real advance in science (Einstein & Infeld, 1938, p. 92). Pancreatic cancer (PC) at the start of the 21st century continues to be… →