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Epidemiology /

Advances in Medical Oncology, Research and Education, Volume III: Epidemiology covers the proceedings of the 12th International Cancer Congress. The title presents papers that deal with the epidemiological aspect of oncology. The first part of the text covers cancer epidemiology, and then proceeds t...

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Corporate Authors: International Cancer Congress Buenos Aires, Argentina; Elsevier Science & Technology
Group Author: Birch, Jillian M
Published: Pergamon Press,
Publisher Address: Oxford ; New York :
Publication Dates: 1979.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: First edition.
Series: Its Advances in medical oncology, research, and education ; v. 3
Subjects:
Cancer > Epidemiology > Congresses
Neoplasms > epidemiology
Cancer > Congresses
Oncology > Congresses
Cancer > Congre s
E pide miologie > Congre s
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine
MEDICAL > Diseases
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine
Cancer > Epidemiology
Cancer > E pide miologie > Actes de congre s
Congresses
Electronic books
Conference papers and proceedings
Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080243863
Summary: Advances in Medical Oncology, Research and Education, Volume III: Epidemiology covers the proceedings of the 12th International Cancer Congress. The title presents papers that deal with the epidemiological aspect of oncology. The first part of the text covers cancer epidemiology, and then proceeds to tackling occupational cancer. Next the selection talks about seroepidemiology and human cancer. The text also details the interaction between genetic and environmental factors in human cancer. The book will be of great use to students, researchers, and practitioners of oncology.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xi, 224 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781483189116
1483189112
Index Number: RC261
CLC: R73-532
Contents: Front Cover; Epidemiology; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Part 1: Cancer Epidemiology; Chapter 1. Panel Chairman's Summary; Chapter 2. Epidemiological Opportunities in Latin America; ABSTRACT; IDENTIFICATION OF POPULATION GROUPS EXPOSED TO KNOWN CARCINOGENS OR RISK FACTORS; Chapter 3. Opportunities for Research on Cancer Epidemiology in Latin America; ABSTRACT; KEYWORDS; INTRODUCTION; REFERENCES; Chapter 4. Epidemiological Opportunities in Latin America: Brazil; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; MORTALITY; INCIDENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH; REFERENCES.
Chapter 5. Prevention and Control Program for Cancer of the Cervix in Developing CountriesPROCEDURE; CYTOLOGIC EXAMINATIONS; Chapter 6. Nutrition and Cancer, Some Results of Epidemiological Studies; ABSTRACT; REFERENCES; Chapter 7. Further Studies on the Etiology of Esophageal Cancer; ABSTRACT; DETERMINATION OF NITRATES AND NITRITES IN WATER. SALIVA AND URINE; REDUCTION IN NITRATE AND NITRITE CONTENT IN CROPS BY THE USE OF MOLYBDENUM; ENHANCEMENT BY FUNGUS IN FORMATION OF NITROSAMINES IN FOOD; DISCUSSION; REFERENCES.
Chapter 8. Factors Associated with Adenocarcinomas of the Large Bowel in Puerto Rico1ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; MATERIALS AND METHODS; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 9. The Role of Metabolic Epidemiology and Laboratory Studies in the Etiology of Colon Cancer; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; REFERENCES; Chapter 10. Epidemiology of Precancerous Lesions of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Sao Paulo, Brazil; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; MATERIAL AND METHODS; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 11. Precancerous Lesions of the Alimentary Tract in Relation to Some Epidemiological Data in Japan.
ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION; RESULTS; References; Chapter 12. Epidemiology of Malignant Melanoma in Mexico; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; MATERIALS AND METHODS; RESULTS; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 13. Melanoma Maligno: Epidemiologia y Grupos de Alto Riesgo; SUMARIO; VARIABLES DE RIESGO SEGUN ASOCIACION ESTADISTICA; Chapter 14. Preliminary Investigation of the Epidemiology of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPG) in Four Provinces and One Autonomous Region in South China; ABSTRACT; METHOD OF INVESTIGATION; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; REFERENCE; Part 2: Occupational Cancer.
Chapter 15. Asbestos Cancer in the Construction IndustryABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; MATERIALS AND METHODS; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 16. Current Status of Cancer Risk in the Rubber Industry; ABSTRACT; REFERENCES; Chapter 17. Co-carcinogenesis in Occupational Cancer; ABSTRACT; KEY WORDS; INTRODUCTION; REFERENCES; Chapter 18. Setting of Exposure Standards; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; HIGH DOSE TO LOW DOSE EXTRAPOLATIONS; EXTRAPOLATION FROM MOUSE TO MAN; ADDITIONAL BASIS FOR STANDARD SETTING; REFERENCES; Part 3: Seroepidemiology and Human Cancer.

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