Etiological research

The principal goal of the Department of Etiological Research is to provide new insights into the causes of cancer. The focal points for research in recent years have been cancer risk and its relation to occupational and environmental factors, and to hormonal status and diet. In future studies, an increased emphasis will be put on testable biologically-founded hypotheses, using biological markers of exposures, and collaboration with researchers in the relevant fields. Specifically this will include utilisation of Janus Serum Bank. The tradition of collaboration with the different research milieus in the other Nordic countries, as well as international collaboration will be continued and expanded. The high quality population-based registries in the Nordic countries make such partnerships especially valuable.