Fundamentals of Cancer Prevention

David S. Alberts M.D., Lisa M. Hess Ph.D. (auth.)978-3-540-68985-0, 978-3-540-68986-7

An authoritative work that provides a detailed review of the current status of cancer prevention and control practice and research. This volume is 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 nationally renowned Cancer Prevention and Control Program at the Arizona Cancer Center, this book brings together the expertise of specialists in the field of cancer prevention and control to provide the medical and research community that does not specialize in this field with insight to the disciplines of cancer prevention and control.

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Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages i-xx
Introduction to Cancer Prevention….Pages 1-12
Assessing Human and Economic Benefits of Cancer Prevention….Pages 13-29
The Role of Diet, Physical Activity and Body Composition in Cancer Prevention….Pages 31-78
Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses to Cancer….Pages 79-108
Hereditary Risk for Cancer….Pages 109-135
Human Categories and Health: The Power of the Concept of Ethnicity….Pages 137-157
Complementary and Alternative Approaches to Cancer Prevention….Pages 159-189
Telemedicine in Cancer Prevention….Pages 191-204
The Drug Development Process….Pages 205-213
Developing Topical Prodrugs for Skin Cancer Prevention….Pages 215-237
Skin Cancer Prevention….Pages 239-289
Colorectal Cancer Prevention….Pages 291-312
Lung Cancer Prevention….Pages 313-345
Breast Cancer Prevention….Pages 347-385
Prostate Cancer Prevention….Pages 387-421
Cervical Cancer Prevention….Pages 423-445
Ovarian Cancer Prevention….Pages 447-473
Endometrial Cancer Prevention….Pages 475-494
Cancer Survivorship….Pages 495-528
Back Matter….Pages 529-535