Breast Cancer Epidemiology

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Li, Christopher (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Έκδοση: 1.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Human genetics.; Laboratory medicine.; Medical microbiology.; Molecular biology.; Virology.; Biomedicine.; Cancer Research.; Human Genetics.; Laboratory Medicine.; Medical Microbiology.; Molecular Medicine.

As the most common cancer diagnosed among women world-wide, breast cancer is a disease of considerable public health importance. The number of established and hypothesized risk factors for breast cancer exceeds that of any other cancer resulting in a rich, but complicated and often conflicting liter...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Global Burden of Breast Cancer
• Breast Cancer Biology and Clinical Characteristics
• In situ Breast Cancer
• Endogenous Hormones
• Exogenous Hormones
• Reproductive Factors
• Physical Activity and Anthropometric Factors
• Diet and Nutrition
• Environmental and Occupational Exposures
• Shift Work and Circadian Disruption
• Non-Hormonal Medications and Chronic Diseases
• Male Breast Cancer
• Inherited Predisposition: Familial Aggregation and High Risk Genes
• Common Genetic Susceptibility Loci
• Mammographic Density as a Potential Surrogate Marker for Breast Cancer
• Breast Cancer Screening
• Principles of Breast Cancer Therapy
• Breast Cancer Outcomes.