ESMO Handbook of Cancer Prevention

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-415-39085-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 123 mm x 186 mm, Gewicht: 295 g

Reihe: European Society for Medical Oncology Handbooks

This handbook summarizes the fast-moving world of research into prevention of cancer. An international selection of experts here present the points of most relevance for oncologists and those involved professionally with prevention and screening programmes.

Zielgruppe

Professional and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schrijvers, Dirk

Senn, Hans-Jörg

Mellstedt, Håkan

Zakotnik, Branko

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Humangenetik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Molekularbiologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Präventivmedizin, Gesundheitsförderung, Medizinisches Screening
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Onkologie, Krebsforschung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword • Cancer epidemiology • Types of prevention: basic concepts • Methodology in cancer prevention • Cancer risk factors and preventive measures, including: Obesity and exercising, Hormones, Environment-related factors, Viral agents: Hepatitis B and hepatocellular carcinoma, Viral agents: human papillomavirus, Cigarette smoking and smoking cessation, Alcohol, Nutrition, Work-related risk factors, Drug-related cancers, Radiation • Role of prevention and early detection, including: Breast cancer: chemoprevention and screening, Cervical cancer, Colorectal cancer, Prostate cancer, Lung cancer, Hereditary cancer syndromes: general principles on the role of prevention and screening, Hereditary cancer syndromes: role of prevention and screening • Recommendations

Über Autor(innen)

Dirk Schrijvers, Hans-Jörg Senn, Håkan Mellstedt, Branko Zakotnik