Description |
1 online resource (xix, 1308 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Contents |
Introduction -- I. Basic concepts. Biology of neoplasia -- Morphological and molecular classification of human cancer -- Genomic landscape of cancer -- Genetic epidemiology of cancer -- Application of biomarkers in cancer epidemiology -- Causal inference in cancer epidemiology -- II. The magnitude of cancer. Patterns of cancer incidence, mortality, and survival -- Socioeconomic disparities in cancer incidence and mortality -- The economic burden of cancer in the United States -- III. The causes of cancer. Tobacco -- Alcohol and cancer risk -- Ionizing radiation -- Ultraviolet radiation -- Electromagnetic fields -- Occupational cancer -- Air pollution -- Water contaminants -- Diet and nutrition -- Obesity and body composition -- Physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and risk of cancer -- Hormones and cancer -- Pharmaceutical drugs other than hormones -- Infectious agents -- Immunologic factors -- IV. Cancers by tissue of origin. Nasopharyngeal cancer -- Cancer of the larynx -- Lung cancer -- Oral cavity, oropharynx, lip, and salivary glands -- Esophageal cancer -- Stomach cancer -- Cancer of the pancreas -- Liver cancer -- Biliary tract cancer -- Small intestine cancer -- Cancers of the colon and rectum -- Anal cancer -- Leukemias -- Hodgkin lymphoma -- The non-Hodgkin lymphomas -- Multiple myeloma -- Bone cancers -- Soft tissue sarcoma -- Thyroid cancer -- Breast cancer -- Ovarian cancer -- Endometrial cancer -- Cervical cancer -- Vulvar and vaginal cancers -- Choriocarcinoma -- Renal cancer -- Bladder cancer -- Prostate cancer -- Testicular cancer -- Penile cancer -- Nervous system -- Melanoma -- Keratinocyte cancers -- Childhood cancers -- Multiple primary cancers -- V. Cancer prevention and control. Framework for understanding cancer prevention -- Primary prevention of cancer -- Tobacco control -- Prevention of obesity and physical inactivity -- Prevention of infection-related cancers -- Protection from ultraviolet radiation -- Preventive therapy -- Regulation -- Cancer screening |
Summary |
"The most authoritative and encyclopedic text on cancer's causes, incidence, mortality, and survival patterns currently available -- Chapters oriented both by cause of cancer (e.g., biologic agents, tobacco, alcohol, obesity) and by tissue of origin (e.g., liver), each containing comprehensive overviews of future research directions -- Additional chapter-based coverage of cancer's basic concepts, magnitude, global patterns, and modes of prevention -- Features chapters commissioned and written by an unparalleled assembly of experts from the world's most prestigious academic institutions -- The essential reference work in cancer epidemiology and prevention research"--Website publisher |
Notes |
Preceded by Cancer epidemiology and prevention / edited by David Schottenfeld, Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr. 3rd ed. 2006 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 27, 2018) |
Subject |
Cancer -- Epidemiology.
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Tumors -- Epidemiology
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Cancer -- Prevention.
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Neoplasms -- epidemiology
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Neoplasms -- prevention & control
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MEDICAL -- Forensic Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Preventive Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Public Health.
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Cancer -- Epidemiology
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Cancer -- Prevention
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Thun, Michael J., editor.
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Linet, Martha S., editor.
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Cerhan, James R., editor.
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Haiman, Christopher A., editor
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Schottenfeld, David, editor.
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ISBN |
9780190238674 |
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0190238674 |
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9780190238698 |
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0190238690 |
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9780190238681 |
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0190238682 |
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