Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Prevention of Head and Neck Cancer

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Olshan, Andrew F. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Subjects: 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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.