Fundamentals of Cancer Prevention

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Alberts, David S. (Editor), Hess, Lisa M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Oncology.; Epidemiology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Medicine/Public Health, general.

An authoritative work that provides a detailed review of the current status of practice and research in cancer prevention and control – an essential reference guide and tool for primary care physicians, the research community and students. Written as a collaborative work by the faculty of the nation...

Table of Contents:

• to Cancer Prevention
• Assessing Human and Economic Benefits of Cancer Prevention
• The Role of Diet, Physical Activity and Body Composition in Cancer Prevention
• Hereditary Risk for Cancer
• Human Categories and Health: The Power of the Concept of Ethnicity
• Complementary and Alternative Approaches to Cancer Prevention
• The Drug Development Process
• Developing Topical Prodrugs for Skin Cancer Prevention
• Skin Cancer Prevention
• Colorectal Cancer Prevention
• Lung Cancer Prevention
• Breast Cancer Prevention
• Prostate Cancer Prevention
• Cervical and Endometrial Cancer Prevention
• Ovarian Cancer Prevention
• Cancer Survivorship.