This important new reference book on human cancer provides a global picture of the epidemiology of cancer and its environmental causes. By summarising on a cancer-by-cancer basis geographical, environmental and ethical factors, the volume collates a wealth of information which, taken together, provides valuable insights into the causes of cancer and scope for its elimination and control. The contents include: (1) general epidemiological methods; (2) a review of known or suspected causes; (3) a detailed review of specific cancers; (4) a brief review of legal and ethical implications. The bibliography concentrates on recent key references and reviews.
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This important new reference book on human cancer provides a global picture of the epidemiology of cancer and its environmental causes. By summarising on a cancer-by-cancer basis geographical, environmental and ethical factors, the volume collates a wealth of information which, taken together, provides valuable insights into the causes of cancer and scope for its elimination and control.
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The recording of mortality and morbidity from communicable diseases has a long history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
individual cancer sites, etiological inferences, negative epidemiological evidence, human cancer model, multiple primary cancers, sinonasal cancer, geographical pathology, evidence suggesting lack, cancer mortality statistics, highest incidence rates, chronic occupational exposure, endogenous nitrosation, cancer patterns, environmental carcinogenesis, historical cohort study, cancer burden, carcinogenic mechanisms, oesophageal cancer, reproductive factors, endocrine characteristics, cancer epidemiology, tar yield, penile cancer, attributable risks, betel quid Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cancer Inst, Cancer Res, New York, United States, Birmingham Norway Yugoslavia, Slovenia Israel, All Jews Japan, North America, Blacks Colombia, Chinese India, Miyagi Singapore, New Zealand, Hong Kong, South Africa, Cold Spring Harbor, World Health Organization, After Parkin, National Research Council, Oxford University Press, Bas Rhin, National Academy of Sciences, Costa Rica, Elsevier Science Publishers, Los Angeles, Major International Health Hazard New!
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The recording of mortality and morbidity from communicable diseases has a long history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
individual cancer sites, etiological inferences, negative epidemiological evidence, human cancer model, multiple primary cancers, sinonasal cancer, geographical pathology, evidence suggesting lack, cancer mortality statistics, highest incidence rates, chronic occupational exposure, endogenous nitrosation, cancer patterns, environmental carcinogenesis, historical cohort study, cancer burden, carcinogenic mechanisms, oesophageal cancer, reproductive factors, endocrine characteristics, cancer epidemiology, tar yield, penile cancer, attributable risks, betel quid Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cancer Inst, Cancer Res, New York, United States, Birmingham Norway Yugoslavia, Slovenia Israel, All Jews Japan, North America, Blacks Colombia, Chinese India, Miyagi Singapore, New Zealand, Hong Kong, South Africa, Cold Spring Harbor, World Health Organization, After Parkin, National Research Council, Oxford University Press, Bas Rhin, National Academy of Sciences, Costa Rica, Elsevier Science Publishers, Los Angeles, Major International Health Hazard New!
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- Cancer Occurrence in Developing Countries (I a R C Scientific Publication) by D.M. Parkin on 6 pages
- International Incidence of Childhood Cancer: Volume II (IARC Scientific Publications) by G.J. Draper on 4 pages
- Non-Occupational Exposure to Mineral Fibres (I a R C Scientific Publication) by J. Bignon on page 158, page 159, and page 349
- Statistical Methods in Cancer Research: Volume II: The Design and Analysis of Cohort Studies (IARC Scientific Publications) by N.E. Breslow in Front Matter, page 4, and page 37
- Trends in Cancer Incidence by Knut Magnus on page 25, page 281, and page 411
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- Groundwater Recharge with Reclaimed Water: An Epidemiologic Assessment in Los Angeles County,1987-1991 by Elizabeth M. Slossr in Back Matter
- The Biological Basis of Cancer by Robert G. McKinnell in Back Matter
- Living Downstream: A Scientist's Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment by Sandra Steingraber in Back Matter
- Fundamentals of Surgical Practice by Andrew N. Kingsnorth on page 183
- The Biological Basis of Cancer by Robert G. McKinnell in Back Matter
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