Note for the TSRT
(DMIDey-ei- of R,,id-nioloai-l St-fip~z
The 03qxndium of Epidemiogical Studies is
currently being updated, the
last revisicm having taken place at the end of
1988. A limited number of
new papers on subjects sx~ as ancealies Will be
31ity-k-ted but there
will be two major revisions:-
(a) vi--Is ,nd cancer
There is increasing evidence that virus's play an
important, if rx3t
dominar-t, role in the development of certain
cancers for some of which
Smakin; has been -1-i-d to be involved. Papers in
the area will
therefcre be reviewed in the new Cccpendium.
(b) r-jetic --A-iliilitV to Ai-
With the introduction of new monitoring tAchniques
in molecul,
biolcqy the number of diseases which are known to
develop
pred-Itly in gmret~y -oWtibIe people has in=--d.
Most
recently it har- been suggested that certain
genetic factors pr-A i -p-
to lurq cancer and this area will also be reviewed
in the rmv
i,-.
Die to the number of papers beirg oxsidered it is
now anticipated
that revision Will be completed by the end of
April.
R E
RET/UW
14 th February 1991
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