World cancer report
By: edited by Bernard W. Stewart, Paul Kleihues.
Contributors: Stewart, Bernard W.; Kleihues, P.; International Agency for Research on Cancer.
Publisher: IARC Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Lyon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 351
Subjects: Cancer -- Epidemiology.; Cancer -- Etiology.; Cancer -- Prevention.; World health.; Neoplasms -- epidemiology; Neoplasms -- etiology; Neoplasms -- prevention & control; World Health
Description: Documents the frequency of cancer in different countries, trends in cancer incidence and mortality, and describes the known causes of human cancer. The molecular and cellular basis of malignant transformation is concisely summarized. Contains an up to date overview of cancer prevention, including screening programs for early diagnosis, as well as advances in surgical and medical oncology, including novel drugs targeting tumor-specific signalling pathways. The efforts of the World Health Organization in the fight against cancer are detailed, together with strategies for cancer control. Includes more than 500 color photographs, diagrams, and tables.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
At head of title: World Health Organization ... International Agency for Research on Cancer.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. The global burden of cancer; title: Ch. 2. The causes of cancer; title: Ch. 3. Mechanisms of tumour development; title: Ch. 4. Prevention and screening; title: Ch. 5. Human cancers by organ site; title: Ch. 6. Cancer management; title: Ch. 7. Cancer control.