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ESMO Handbook of Cancer Prevention

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ESMO Handbook of Cancer Prevention

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ESMO Handbook of Cancer Prevention book

ESMO Handbook of Cancer Prevention

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ESMO Handbook of Cancer Prevention book

Edited ByDirk Schrijvers, Hans-Jörg Senn, Håkan Mellstedt, Branko Zakotnik
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2008
eBook Published 25 April 2013
Pub. Location London
Imprint CRC Press
DOI https://doi.org/10.3109/9780203091531
Pages 184
eBook ISBN 9780429165948
Subjects Bioscience, Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing & Allied Health
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Schrijvers, D., Senn, H.-J., Mellstedt, H., & Zakotnik, B. (Eds.). (2008). ESMO Handbook of Cancer Prevention (1st ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.3109/9780203091531

ABSTRACT

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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|10 pages

Cancer epidemiology

chapter 2|8 pages

Types of prevention: basic concepts

chapter 3|12 pages

Methodologies in cancer prevention

chapter 4|8 pages

Obesity and exercising

chapter 5|6 pages

Hormones

chapter 6|8 pages

Environment-related factors

chapter 7|8 pages

Viral agents: hepatitis B and hepatocellular carcinoma

chapter 8|6 pages

Viral agents: human papillomavirus

chapter 9|6 pages

Cigarette smoking and smoking cessation

chapter 10|12 pages

Alcohol

chapter 11|6 pages

Nutrition

chapter 12|6 pages

Work-related risk factors

chapter 13|6 pages

Drug-related cancers

chapter 14|8 pages

Radiation

chapter 15|10 pages

Breast cancer: chemoprevention and screening

chapter 16|6 pages

Cervical cancer

chapter 17|10 pages

Colorectal cancer

chapter 18|8 pages

Prostate cancer prevention

chapter 19|6 pages

Lung cancer screening

chapter 20|2 pages

Hereditary cancer syndromes: general principles on the role of prevention and screening

chapter 21|10 pages

Hereditary cancer syndromes: role of prevention and screening

chapter 22|4 pages

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