Cancer: Causes, Occurrence and Control: No.100 - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 9283201108 ISBN 13: 9789283201106

Casa editrice: Oxford Univ Pr, 1990

Riassunto

This comprehensive volume presents the available evidence on the preventability of cancer. It describes the occurrence of, and variations in the different forms of cancer, as well as information on risk factors causally associated with cancer in humans, estimating the extent to which death from cancer at specific body sites can be prevented. The book outlines the methods of descriptive epidemiology, reviews the categories of carcinogenic agents, and examines the effects of screening and the possibilities of primary prevention.

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Contenuti

Introduction; PART I. THE OCCURRENCE OF CANCER: Measuring the burden of cancer; Objectives and methods of descriptive epidemiology; Descriptive epidemiology of cancers at specific sites; PART II. THE CAUSES OF CANCER; Defining cause; Single environmental agents; Complex exposures; Drugs and exogenous sex hormones; Radiation; Tobacco; Alcohol drinking; Viruses and other biological agents; Diet; Pollution; Endogenous hormones, reproductive factors and sexual behaviour; Psychological factors; Socioeconomic factors; PART III. EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER: Description of screening measures; Effects of population screening measures; PART IV. THE CONTROL OF CANCER THROUGH PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION: Quantification of effect; Site-by-site quantification of the effects of preventive measures; Conclusion; Appendix; Subject Index.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Oxford Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1990
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 9283201108
• ISBN 13: 9789283201106
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 368
• Redattore: Tomatis L., Aitio A.
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Ufficio Anagrafiche Messaggerie; ufficio.anagrafiche@meli.it; ; Via Verdi, 8.; Assago Milano; 20090; Italia