| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 417 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Global burden of breast cancer / Jacques Ferlay [and others] -- Breast cancer biology and clinical characteristics / Amanda I. Phipps and Christopher I. Li -- In situ breast cancer / Brian L. Sprague and Amy Trentham-Dietz -- Endogenous hormones / Amanda I. Phipps and Christopher I. Li -- Exogenous hormones / Christopher I. Li and Elisabeth F. Beaber -- Reproductive factors / Mats Lambe -- Physical activity and anthropometric factors / Katherine D. Henderson, Jennifer Prescott, and Leslie Bernstein -- Diet and nutrition / Martin Lajous and Shumin M. Zhang -- Environmental and occupational exposures / Amanda I. Phipps [and others] -- Shift work and circadian disruption / Scott Davis and Dana K. Mirick -- Non-hormonal medications and chronic diseases / Patricia F. Coogan -- Male breast cancer / Ian S. Fentiman -- Inherited predisposition: familial aggregation and high risk genes / Kathleen E. Malone and Kerryn W. Reding -- Common genetic susceptibility loci / Mikkel Z. Oestergaard and Paul Pharoah -- Mammographic density as a potential surrogate marker for breast cancer / Norman F. Boyd, Lisa J. Martin, and Salomon Minkin -- Breast cancer screening / Karla Kerlikowske -- Principles of breast cancer therapy / Allison W. Kurian and Robert W. Carlson -- Breast cancer outcomes / Graham A. Colditz and Courtney Beers |
| Summary |
As the most common cancer diagnosed among women world-wide, breast cancer is a disease of considerable public health importance. The number of established and hypothesized risk factors for breast cancer exceeds that of any other cancer resulting in a rich, but complicated and often conflicting literature on the epidemiology of this disease. Our understanding of factors that contribute to breast cancer risk, as well as the biology and molecular basis for this common disease, has greatly increased over the past few decades. This book provides a comprehensive review and critical assessment of the epidemiology literature on all major aspects of breast cancer incidence and mortality, etiology, and outcomes. Chapters are written by internationally recognized leaders in the field and provide a timely review of traditional etiologic risk factors, as well as more recently evaluated exposures. Several chapters are also devoted to clinical aspects of breast cancer including screening, diagnosis and treatment, and survival. As a result, this is the most up-to-date and comprehensive book on breast cancer epidemiology available |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Breast -- Cancer -- Epidemiology
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Breast Neoplasms -- epidemiology
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Hormones -- adverse effects
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MEDICAL -- Preventive Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Forensic Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Public Health.
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Breast -- Cancer -- Epidemiology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Li, Christopher I-Fu.
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| ISBN |
9781441906854 |
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1441906851 |
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