Cancer Epidemiology: Volume 2, Modifiable Factors / Edition 1

by Mukesh Verma

Overview

Population studies and epidemiology facilitate the discovery of genetic and environmental determinants of cancer and the development of new approaches to cancer control and prevention, therefore they play a central role in the creation of health policies. Cancer Epidemiology compiles areas of research which cover etiological factors or determinants that contribute to the development of cancer and describe the the latest technologies in cancer epidemiology. In Volume 2, Modifiable Factors, leading experts provide chapters on modifiable factors in cancer epidemiology, epidemiology of organ specific cancer, and environmental and life style factors. Although a non-standard volume of the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series, this comprehensive text retains the commitment of the series to collecting the kind of detailed, up-to-date information and implementation advice that is crucial for getting optimal results.

Cutting-edge and essential, Cancer Epidemiology allows readers to get the maximum advantage of the methods involved in this exciting and important field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781603274913
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	10/27/2008
Series:	Methods in Molecular Biology , #472
Edition description:	2009
Pages:	484
Product dimensions:	7.70(w) x 10.20(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

Modifiable Factors in Cancer Epidemiology.- Environmental and Occupational Risk Factors for Lung Cancer.- Lifestyle, Genes, and Cancer.- Energy Balance, Physical Activity, and Cancer Risk.- Genetic Epidemiology Studies in Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer.- Parental Smoking and Childhood Leukemia.- Lung Cancer and Exposure to Metals: The Epidemiological Evidence.- Breast Cancer and the Role of Exercise in Women.- Energy Intake, Physical Activity, Energy Balance, and Cancer: Epidemiologic Evidence.- Contribution of Alcohol and Tobacco Use in Gastrointestinal Cancer Development.- Role of Xenobiotic Metabolic Enzymes in Cancer Epidemiology.- Genetic Polymorphisms in the Transforming Growth Factor-β Signaling Pathways and Breast Cancer Risk and Survival.- Epidemiology of Organ-Specific Cancer.- Molecular Epidemiology of DNA Repair Genes in Bladder Cancer.- Breast Cancer Screening and Biomarkers.- Epidemiology of Brain Tumors.- Mammographic Density: A Heritable Risk Factor for Breast Cancer.- Acquired Risk Factors for Colorectal Cancer.- Aberrant Crypt Foci in Colon Cancer Epidemiology.- Determinants of Incidence of Primary Fallopian Tube Carcinoma (PFTC).- The Changing Epidemiology of Lung Cancer.- Epidemiology of Ovarian Cancer.- Epidemiology, Pathology, and Genetics of Prostate Cancer Among African Americans Compared with Other Ethnicities.- Racial Differences in Clinical Outcome After Prostate Cancer Treatment.- Epidemiology of Stomach Cancer.

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews:

"The second volume is dedicated to miscelaneous modifiable factors in cancer epidemiology. … In conclusion it is necessary … for clinicians, epidemiologists and laboratory workers, studying molecular biology in acquisition of knowledges which could broaden their scientific outlook and enlarge the orientation of their study in future years." (I. Pleško, Neoplasma, April, 2009)

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