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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2001 93(21):1585; doi:10.1093/jnci/93.21.1585
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 93, No. 21, 1585, November 7, 2001
© 2001 Oxford University Press

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Relative Versus Absolute Risk

Reports that the relative risk of cancer in smokers compared with nonsmokers is greater in women than in men have led to considerable speculation about the biologic mechanisms involved. It has also led to many news stories that echo these results. In his commentary, Perneger (p. 1600) suggests that evidence from many epidemiologic studies is interpreted incorrectly because of misunderstandings about the meanings of relative risk versus absolute risk and the meanings of statistical interaction versus biologic interaction. Correcting the first issue, misinterpretation of relative risk estimates, he believes, may require epidemiologic training, cautious . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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