Fundamentals of cancer epidemiology
By: [edited by] Philip C. Nasca, Harris Pastides.
Contributors: Nasca, Philip C.; Pastides, Harris.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Sudbury, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 541
ISBN-13: 9780763736187
Subjects: Cancer -- Epidemiology; Neoplasms -- epidemiology; Epidemiologic Methods; Neoplasms -- etiology
Description: Summarizes the current body of knowledge--what cancer is, how it is defined, how it develops in biological and genetic terms, what groups are at highest risk, and what causes it. Using a unique framework, it helps readers develop an in-depth understanding of major risk factors and how they affect specific cancers, as well as how co-factors contribute to risk for particular cancers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The descriptive epidemiology of cancer / Harris Pastides; title: Basic terminology / Philip C. Nasca; title: Biology of normal cells / Kevin M. Pumiglia, James McSharry, and Paul J. Higgins; title: Biology of cancer cells / Kevin M. Pumiglia, James McSharry, and Paul J. Higgins; title: Laboratory experimental studies / Philip C. Nasca; title: Biomarkers and epidemiological studies of cancer / Philip C. Nasca; title: Epidemiological studies of genetic factors for cancer / Wei Zheng and Jirong Long; title: Occupation and cancer / Harris Pastides; title: Tobacco and cancer / Philip C. Nasca; title: Alcohol and cancer / Philip C. Nasca; title: Ionizing, nonionizing, and solar radiation and cancer / Harris Pastides; title: Infectious agents and cancer / Philip C. Nasca; title: Immunity and cancer risk / Philip C. Nasca; title: Endogenous hormones and cancer / Elizabeth R. Bertone-Johnson and Lisa Chasan-Taber; title: Exogenous hormones and cancer / Elizabeth R. Bertone-Johnson and Lisa Chasan-Taber; title: Diet and cancer / Harris Pastides; title: Childhood cancer / Colleen C. McLaughlin; title: Cancer screening / Philip C. Nasca.; title: The descriptive epidemiology of cancer / by Harris Pastides; title: Basics terminology / by Philip C. Nasca; title: Biology of normal cells / by Kevin M. Pumiglia, James McSharry, and Paul J. Higgins; title: Biology of cancer cells / by Kevin M. Pumiglia, James McSharry, and Paul J. Higgins; title: Laboratory experimental studies / by Philip C. Nasca; title: Biomarkers and epidemiological studies of cancer / by Philip C. Nasca; title: Epidemiological studies of genetic factors for cancer / by Wei Zheng and Jirong Long; title: Occupation and cancer / by Harris Pastides; title: Tobacco and cancer / by Philip C. Nasca; title: Alcohol and cancer / by Philip C. Nasca; title: Ionizing, nonionizing, and solar radiation and cancer / by Philip C. Nasca; title: Infectious agents and cancer / by Philip C. Nasca; title: Immunity and cancer risk / by Philip C. Nasca; title: Endogenous hormones and cancer / by Elizabeth R. Bertone-Johnson, and Lisa Chasan-Taber; title: Exogenous hormones and cancer / by Elizabeth R. Bertone-Johnson and Lisa Chasan-Taber; title: Diet and cancer / by Harris Pastides; title: Childhood cancer / by Colleen C. McLaughlin; title: Cancer screening / by Philip C. Nasca.