The British Journal of Cancer a twice-monthly professional medical journal

Medical journal

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 of Cancer Research UK

Cancer Research UK

Cancer Research UK is a cancer research and awareness charity in the United Kingdom, formed on 4 February 2002 by the merger of The Cancer Research Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. Its aim is to reduce the number of deaths from cancer. As the world's largest independent cancer...

 (a registered charity in the United Kingdom), published on their behalf by the Nature Publishing Group

Nature Publishing Group

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 (a division of Macmillan Publishers Ltd

Macmillan Publishers

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).

The British Journal of Cancer (BJC) provides a forum for clinicians and scientists to communicate original research findings that have relevance to understanding the etiology

Etiology

Etiology is the study of causation, or origination. The word is derived from the Greek , aitiologia, "giving a reason for" ....

 of cancer

Cancer

Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...

 and to improving patient treatment and survival. Once accepted, papers are published in print and online.

Full research paper

Research paper

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s and short communications are published under five broad headings:

• Clinical studies
• Translational
  Translational medicine
  Translational medicine is a medical practice based on interventional epidemiology. It is regarded by its proponents as a natural progression from Evidence-Based Medicine. It integrates research from the basic sciences, social sciences and political sciences with the aim of optimising patient care...
  
   therapeutics
• Molecular diagnostics
• Genetics
  Genetics
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   and genomics
  Genomics
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• Epidemiology
  Epidemiology
  Epidemiology is the study of health-event, health-characteristic, or health-determinant patterns in a population. It is the cornerstone method of public health research, and helps inform policy decisions and evidence-based medicine by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive...
  
  

Indexing

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External links

• Cancer Research UK- General Portal (for the General Public)
• Cancer Research UK- Scientific Portal (for scientists and medical professionals)
• Cancer Research UK- Cancer Help Page (general information about cancer)