Describes the science and practice of the rapidly emerging discipline of cancer prevention and control, placing specific emphasis on the magnitude of the cancer problem, methods and study design issues, and the prevention of specific tumours. Appendices with important resource information such as screening and dietary guidelines, state cancer control maps, selected Office of Cancer Communications materials, and more, are provided. This work is intended for oncologists, immunologists, haematologists, pathologists, internists, nutritionists, biostatisticians, public health officials, cancer researchers and educators; and graduate and medical school students in these disciplines.
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Historical milestones, beginning with the early part of this century, reflect the worldwide collective contributions that have led to the advances in the science and practice of the prevention and control of cancer. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cancer prevention services, preventive inference, relative risk assumption, cancer control plans, audit with feedback, neoplastic systems, history sample file, lung cancer mortality ratio, prior estrogen use, prominent cytological atypia, secondary cancer prevention, cancer control interventions, causal inference methods, history comparability, progressive state selection, cancer control objectives, cancer prevention interventions, international correlation studies, stool blood testing, specific dietary strategies, major international health hazard, melanoma incidence rates, radial growth phase melanoma, reducing breast cancer mortality, endometnal cancer Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Cancer Res, Natl Cancer Inst, New York, National Cancer Institute, Department of Health, Surgeon General, Prev Med, Nail Cancer Inst, Government Printing Office, American Cancer Society, African Americans, Obstet Gynecol, United Kingdom, American Indians, North America, New Zealand, Public Law, Ann Intern Med, Clin Oncol, National Research Council, New Mexico, National Academy Press, Scientific Publications, World Health Organization New!
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Historical milestones, beginning with the early part of this century, reflect the worldwide collective contributions that have led to the advances in the science and practice of the prevention and control of cancer. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cancer prevention services, preventive inference, relative risk assumption, cancer control plans, audit with feedback, neoplastic systems, history sample file, lung cancer mortality ratio, prior estrogen use, prominent cytological atypia, secondary cancer prevention, cancer control interventions, causal inference methods, history comparability, progressive state selection, cancer control objectives, cancer prevention interventions, international correlation studies, stool blood testing, specific dietary strategies, major international health hazard, melanoma incidence rates, radial growth phase melanoma, reducing breast cancer mortality, endometnal cancer Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Cancer Res, Natl Cancer Inst, New York, National Cancer Institute, Department of Health, Surgeon General, Prev Med, Nail Cancer Inst, Government Printing Office, American Cancer Society, African Americans, Obstet Gynecol, United Kingdom, American Indians, North America, New Zealand, Public Law, Ann Intern Med, Clin Oncol, National Research Council, New Mexico, National Academy Press, Scientific Publications, World Health Organization New!
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