assigncancer             package:poplab             R Documentation

_A_s_s_i_g_n _i_n_c_i_d_e_n_t _d_i_s_e_a_s_e (_c_a_n_c_e_r)

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Not intended to be called directly.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     assigncancer(ped, inc, risk, yr, sex, type, fam.rel) 

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

     ped: an object storing pedigree information

     inc: an object specifying population (age-specific) incidence
          rates for the simulated year

    risk: multiplication value of the population incidence rates

      yr: year for which to assign incident disease

     sex: 1/2 values - gender specification (1 = males, 2 = females)

    type: familial model of disease aggregation to choose from ("rr",
          "or", "agesprr", "agespor")

 fam.rel: familial relationship of disease aggregation to choose from

