This handbook summarizes the fast-moving world of research into prevention of cancer. An international selection of experts here present the points of most relevance for oncologists and those involved professionally with prevention and screening programmes.

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Yes, you can access ESMO Handbook of Cancer Prevention by Dirk Schrijvers, Hans-Jörg Senn, Håkan Mellstedt, Branko Zakotnik in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Medical Theory, Practice & Reference. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Publisher

CRC Press

Year

2008

ISBN

9780203091418

Edition

Topic

Medicine

Subtopic

Medical Theory, Practice & Reference

Front Cover
Title Page
Contents
Foreword
Chapter 1: Cancer epidemiology
Chapter 2: Types of prevention: basic concepts
Chapter 3: Methodologies in cancer prevention
Chapter 4: Obesity and exercising
Chapter 5: Hormones
Chapter 6: Environment-related factors
Chapter 7: Viral agents: hepatitis B and hepatocellular carcinoma
Chapter 8: Viral agents: human papillomavirus
Chapter 9: Cigarette smoking and smoking cessation
Chapter 10: Alcohol
Chapter 11: Nutrition
Chapter 12: Work-related risk factors
Chapter 13: Drug-related cancers
Chapter 14: Radiation
Chapter 15: Breast cancer: chemoprevention and screening
Chapter 16: Cervical cancer
Chapter 17: Colorectal cancer
Chapter 18: Prostate cancer prevention
Chapter 19: Lung cancer screening
Chapter 20: Hereditary cancer syndromes: general principles on the role of prevention and screening
Chapter 21: Heriditary cancer syndromes: role of prevention and screening
Chapter 22: Recommendations
Index
Back Cover