Cancer Prevention and Control: 6 - Rilegato

Greenwald, Peter; Kramer, Barnett S.

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ISBN 10: 0824792580 ISBN 13: 9780824792589

Casa editrice: CRC Press, 1994

Riassunto

Describes the science and practice of the rapidly emerging discipline of cancer prevention and control, placing specific emphasis on the magnitude of the cancer problem, methods and study design issues, and the prevention of specific tumours. Appendices with important resource information such as screening and dietary guidelines, state cancer control maps, selected Office of Cancer Communications materials, and more, are provided. This work is intended for oncologists, immunologists, haematologists, pathologists, internists, nutritionists, biostatisticians, public health officials, cancer researchers and educators; and graduate and medical school students in these disciplines.

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Contenuti

Introduction: History of Cancer Prevention and Control, Peter Greenwald

The Burden of Cancer

Cancer Patterns in the United States, Kenneth C. Chu and Barnett S. Kramer
Patterns in Minorities and Special Populations, Claudia R. Baquet and Carrie P. Hunter
International Patterns of Cancer, C. S. Muir
The Economic Burden of Cancer, Martin L. Brown and Lou Fintor

Basic Concepts in the Biology of Cancer

Molecular Biology and Epidemiology of Cancer, I. Bernard Weinstein, Regina M. Santella, and Frederica Perera
Biomarkers and Histology of Premalignant and Malignant Lesions, Gail L. Shaw and James L. Mulshine
The Role of Tumor Progression in Prevention of Cancer and Reduction of Cancer Mortality, Wallace H. Clark, Jr.
Environmental Health-Risk Assessment: A Canadian Perspective, Daniel Krewski, Jan M. Zielinski, M. J. Goddard, and David Blakely
Interactions Between Nature and Nurture, Emily L. Harris

The Methodologies of Cancer Prevention and Research

Nonexperimental Methods, Adolfo Correa
Experimental Methods in Cancer Prevention Research, Ross L. Prentice
Screening Studies, Phillip C. Prorok
Data Sources, William P. McWhorter
Improved Decision Making in Cancer Prevention and Control: Selected Evalution Methods and Their Use, Arnold D. Kaluzny and James E. Veney
Metaanalysis, Geoffrey R. Howe
Causal and Preventive Inference, Douglas L. Weed

The Practice of Cancer Prevention and Control

Dietary Prevention, Peter Greenwald and Carolyn Clifford
The Chemoprevention of Cancer, Scott M. Lippman, Steven E. Benner, and Waun Ki Hong
Tobacco Products, Nigel Gray
Cancer Control in Special Populations: African-Americans, Native Americans, Hispancs, Poor and Underserved, George A. Alexander
Cancer Prevention in the Workplace, Philip J. Landrigan, Steven B. Markowitz, William J. Nicholson, and Dean B. Baker
Translating Science into Practice: Cancer Prevention in Primary Care Medicine, William J. Mayer and Robert W. Beardall
The Public Health Potential for Cancer Prevention and Control, Marianne Haenlein Alciati and Katherine M. Marconi
Public Policy Issues, Kenneth E. Warner
Cancer Prevention and the Law, Amanda B. Pederson
Ethics in Cancer Prevention and Control, Douglas L. Weed and Steven S. Coughlin

Prevention and Control for Organ-Specific Tumors

Early Detection and Prevention of Breast Cancer, Kathy J. Helzlsouer
Prevention and Control of Colorectal Cancer, Sidney J. Winawer and Moshe Shike
Lung Cancer, Jonathan M. Samet
Female Reproductive Tract: Cervix, Endometrium, Ovary, Mary B. Daly, Caryn E. Lerman, and Michael A. Bookman
Skin Cancer: Prevention and Control, Howard K. Koh, Alan C. Geller, Donald R. Miller, Bret E. Davis and Robert A. Lew
Cancer of the Head and Neck, Steven E. Benner, Scott M. Lippman, and Waun Ki Hong
Genitourinary Cancer, Stefan Madajewicz
Other Gastrointestinal Cancer: Stomach, Liver, Barnett S. Kramer and Karen A. Johnson

The Future of Cancer Prevention and Control

Cancer Control Modeling, J. D. F. Habbema and Edward J. Sondik
Training in Cancer Prevention and Control, Douglas L. Weed and Corinne G. Husten

Appendices

NCI State-of-the-Art Statements on Cancer Screening, Barnett S. Kramer and The Screening Editorial Board of the Physician Data Query* Dietary Guidelines, Carolyn Clifford and Gloria Stables
State Cancer Control Map and Data Program Targeting Cancer Control at the Local Level, Forrest Alan Pommerenke and Sudhir Srivastava

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: CRC Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0824792580
• ISBN 13: 9780824792589
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 824
• Redattore: Weed Douglas L.
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile