Fundamentals of Cancer Prevention [electronic resource] /
Alberts, David.editor.
Hess, Lisa M.editor.
This authoritative work is an essential reference guide and tool for oncologists, primary care physicians, the research community, and students with an interest in reducing the burden of cancer. Written as a collaborative work by nationally recognized leaders in the field of cancer prevention and control, the third edition provides readers with new information related to recent developments in the field. The scope of this edition has been expanded to include topics related to global health and to provide readers with novel insights into the expanding disciplines within cancer prevention and control.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Human and Economic Benefits of Prevention -- Nutrition/ Lifestyle -- Nutrients -- Immune Response -- Hereditary Risk -- Health Disparties in Prevention -- Culture/ Ethnicity -- CAM -- Reaching Underserved/ Novel Approaches -- Global Health -- Drug Development -- Prodrugs -- Skin Cancer -- Colorectal Cancer -- Lung Cancer -- Breast Cancer -- Prostate Cancer -- Cervical Cancer -- Ovarian Cancer -- Endometrial Cancer -- Survivorship.
This authoritative work is an essential reference guide and tool for oncologists, primary care physicians, the research community, and students with an interest in reducing the burden of cancer. Written as a collaborative work by nationally recognized leaders in the field of cancer prevention and control, the third edition provides readers with new information related to recent developments in the field. The scope of this edition has been expanded to include topics related to global health and to provide readers with novel insights into the expanding disciplines within cancer prevention and control.
Oncology  .
Medicine.
Epidemiology.
Oncology.
Medicine/Public Health, general.
Epidemiology.