Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention [Hardcover]

David Schottenfeld (Editor), Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr. (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0195053540 | ISBN-13: 978-0195053548 | Publication Date: November 14, 1996 | Edition: 2

This volume provides the most comprehensive and authoritative account of cancer epidemiology currently available. The long-awaited Second Edition has been greatly expanded and contains much new material on cancer biology, molecular epidemiology, preventive strategies and specific types and sites of cancer. It represents a systematic updating and expansion of its predecessor, while retaining a similar organization. No other source contains so much information on risk factors for cancer. New chapters describe the emerging methodology and applications of molecular genetics such as the stages in neoplastic development and molecular epidemiology in cancer prevention. The epidemiologic reviews of risk factors and causal mechanisms for specific types of cancer include new sections on anus, vagina, and vulva. Among the other new sections is a chapter on the principles and applications of cancer prevention. A critical and authoritative review of the complex issues in preventive oncology, this book will be invaluable in planning strategic preventive interventions at the community level, the workplace, the physicians office, or the clinic.

Editorial Reviews

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"... a comprehensive resource for those with interests in cancer prention and control ... voluminous, reflecting the explosive growth of knowledge and information about cancer in the past fifteen years. ... This book is an impressive, scholarly compendium of essays by recognized experts on a broad range of cancer-related topics.... a major contribution to cancer epidemilogy, prevention and control --- Overall Rating: Very good" Chronic Diseases in Canada (vol.18, no.2, 1997)

"In his foreword to the first edition, the late Dr. Abraham Lilienfeld congratulated the editors and contributors "on the bredth and completeness of their work." Readers of the second edition will concur wholeheartedly with this assessment."--The New England Journal of Medicine

"An essential reference for cancer epidemiologists and other cancer researchers. The second edition of the book extends the knowledge base by a further 14 years....In his forward to the first edition, the late Dr. Abraham Lilienfeld congratulated the editors and contributors "on the breadth and completeness of their work." Readers of the second edition will concur wholeheartedly with this assessment."--The New England Journal of Medicine

"The second edition of this monumental work details the current status of epidemiologic knowledge....Practitioners in epidemiology and oncology as well as scholars will find immense value in this second edition of an excellent work."--Journal of the American Medical Association

[Use reviewer's name!]"The first edition of this book has contributed more than anything else to the recognition of cancer epidemiology as a distinct substantive discipline within epidemiology. The long-awaited second edition is radically different from the first, reflecting the wealth of information on cancer epidemiology that has accumulated during the intervening 15 years....Nevertheless, none of the qualities of the earlier edition is lost in this new one. Indeed, in my opinion, the second edition is far better...The editors of the book are internationally recognized and widely respected cancer epidemiologists with substantial research contributions and vast experience...[continued]

[continuation of previous occurrence] ...Moreover, the authors of the chapters are either the indisputable best or among the very best in their respective fields. Indeed, one could hardly imagine a better constellation...This is a book that should occupy a prominent position in every epidemiologist's library and be regularly consulted by every cancer investigator."--Dimitrios Trichopoulos (Harvard School of Public Health) in American Journal of Epidemiology

"The new edition provides a systematic update and critical review of the current knowledge on cancer...Despite the size, the publishers succeeded to produce a readable book. It is a pleasure to browse through the chapters and look at the tables summarizing research in the field....Given the enormous task of covering the rapidly evolving field of cancer epidemiology and prevention, the two editors and more than one hundred authors...have produced an excellent work that has breadth and depth at the same time...This highly recommended work will serve as an outstanding source of information for common and unusual cancer."--Epidemiology Monitor

"Schottenfeld and Fraumeni have surpassed themselves in comparison with their 1982 edition, which has been a classic reference forepidemiologists. This is a fine, comprehensive text that will be of value to students and practitioners of epidemiology. The 109 contributing authors form an international "who's who" of cancer epidemiology....An impressive and useful text...strongly recommended."--Annals of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

"A major contribution to cancer epidemiology, prevention and control."--Chronic Diseases in Canada

About the Author

David Schottenfeld, John G. Searle Professor and Chairman, Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan. Joseph F. Fraumeni, Associate Director for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, National Cancer Institute.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1544 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 2 edition (November 14, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195053540
• ISBN-13: 978-0195053548
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,181,396 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)