Dr. de Vivo talks about cancer prediction with respect to aggregate risk factors, which is really fascinating. Taking into account BMI, number of children, hormone use, etc. can provide a profile of sorts to give a woman's risk of endometrial cancer-- in her example specifically. This is similar to what I am looking at in my final project, seeing how well we can predict longevity based on lifestyle choices, disease risk, and genetics, as well as charting how prediction tools of human lifespan have developed over the years. A part of this is similar to something Dr. de Vivo touched on, having to take into account genetic factors working in concert with environmental risks to get a better understanding of the disease.
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