Atienza Audie A, Serrano Katrina J, Riley William T, Moser Richard P, Klein William M
ICF, Rockville, MD, USA.
National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA.
J Cancer Prev. 2016 Sep;21(3):201-206. doi: 10.15430/JCP.2016.21.3.201. Epub 2016 Sep 30.
The era of "Big Data" presents opportunities to substantively address cancer prevention and control issues by improving health behaviors and refining theoretical models designed to understand and intervene in those behaviors. Yet, the terms "model" and "Big Data" have been used rather loosely, and clarification of these terms is required to advance the science in this area. The objectives of this paper are to discuss conceptual definitions of the terms "model" and "Big Data", as well as examine the promises and challenges of Big Data to advance cancer prevention and control research using behavioral theories. Specific recommendations for harnessing Big Data for cancer prevention and control are offered.
“大数据”时代为通过改善健康行为和完善旨在理解及干预这些行为的理论模型，切实解决癌症预防与控制问题提供了机遇。然而，“模型”和“大数据”这两个术语的使用相当宽泛，需要对这些术语加以澄清，以推动该领域的科学发展。本文的目的是讨论“模型”和“大数据”这两个术语的概念定义，以及研究大数据在利用行为理论推进癌症预防与控制研究方面的前景和挑战。文中还提供了利用大数据进行癌症预防与控制的具体建议。
