Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Prevention of Head and Neck Cancer

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Olshan, Andrew F. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Pharmacology.; Biomedicine.; Cancer Research.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.

Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Prevention of Head and Neck Cancer provides a current perspective on the epidemiology of head and neck cancer. Cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx comprise an important group of tumors with diverse international patterns of incidence and mortality, establi...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Classification, Clinical Features, and Molecular Genetic Models
• Descriptive Epidemiology: U.S. Patterns
• Descriptive Epidemiology: International Patterns
• Risk Factors: Tobacco and Alcohol
• Human Papillomavirus and Head and Neck Cancer
• Dietary Factors
• Occupation and Other Risk Factors for Head and Neck Cancer
• Host Susceptibility and Molecular Epidemiology
• Chemoprevention of Head and Neck Cancers.