The exact formula for tumor incidence in the two-stage model

A Kopp-Schneider; C J Portier; C D Sherman

doi:10.1111/j.1539-6924.1994.tb00078.x

The exact formula for tumor incidence in the two-stage model

Risk Anal. 1994 Dec;14(6):1079-80. doi: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1994.tb00078.x.

Authors

A Kopp-Schneider¹, C J Portier, C D Sherman

Affiliation

¹ Abteilung Biostatistik, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg.

PMID: 7846315
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1994.tb00078.x

Abstract

An exact formula for the tumor incidence rate in the usual two-stage model of carcinogenesis is presented. This formula is simple and easily implemented on calculators and computers.

MeSH terms

Cell Transformation, Neoplastic*
Humans
Incidence
Models, Biological
Models, Statistical*
Neoplasms / chemically induced*
Neoplasms / epidemiology
Risk Assessment