《癌癥原因與控制》是一份國際期刊，它報道并激發了對癌癥原因控制和預防的新途徑的研究。通過匯集目前在各種生物和醫學期刊上發表的相關信息，它采用了多學科和多國方法。該雜志的范圍包括:癌癥在人群內部和人群之間的分布變化;與癌癥風險相關的因素;人口規模的預防和治療干預;癌癥對經濟、人口和衛生政策的影響;以及相關的方法論問題。重點是出版的速度?！度A爾街日報》通常會在收到稿件后30至60天內發表文章?！栋┌Y原因與控制》發表原創和評論文章、假說、評論意見和給編輯的信件，這些將與流行病學、醫學統計學、癌癥生物學、健康教育、醫學經濟學和相關領域的研究人員和從業人員直接相關。該雜志還為政府有關癌癥研究控制和政策的機構提供了重要信息。

Cancer Causes & Control is an international refereed journal that both reports and stimulates new avenues of investigation into the causes control and subsequent prevention of cancer. By drawing together related information published currently in a diverse range of biological and medical journals it has a multidisciplinary and multinational approach. The scope of the journal includes: variation in cancer distribution within and between populations; factors associated with cancer risk; preventive and therapeutic interventions on a population scale; economic demographic and health-policy implications of cancer; and related methodological issues. The emphasis is on speed of publication. The journal will normally publish within 30 to 60 days of acceptance of manuscripts. Cancer Causes & Control publishes original and review articles hypotheses comments opinions and letters to the Editor which will have direct relevance to researchers and practitioners working in epidemiology medical statistics cancer biology health education medical economics and related fields. The journal also contains significant information for government agencies concerned with cancer research control and policy.