| Other author/creator | Thun, Michael J., editor. |
| Other author/creator | Linet, Martha S., editor. |
| Other author/creator | Cerhan, James R., editor. |
| Other author/creator | Haiman, Christopher A., editor. |
| Other author/creator | Schottenfeld, David, editor. |
| Uniform title | Cancer epidemiology and prevention. |
| Parallel title |
Cancer epidemiology and prevention |
| Contents |
Introduction -- I. Basic concepts. Biology of neoplasia -- Morphological and molecular classification of human cancer -- Genomic landscape of cancer -- Genetic epidemiology of cancer -- Application of biomarkers in cancer epidemiology -- Causal inference in cancer epidemiology -- II. The magnitude of cancer. Patterns of cancer incidence, mortality, and survival -- Socioeconomic disparities in cancer incidence and mortality -- The economic burden of cancer in the United States -- III. The causes of cancer. Tobacco -- Alcohol and cancer risk -- Ionizing radiation -- Ultraviolet radiation -- Electromagnetic fields -- Occupational cancer -- Air pollution -- Water contaminants -- Diet and nutrition -- Obesity and body composition -- Physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and risk of cancer -- Hormones and cancer -- Pharmaceutical drugs other than hormones -- Infectious agents -- Immunologic factors -- IV. Cancers by tissue of origin. Nasopharyngeal cancer -- Cancer of the larynx -- Lung cancer -- Oral cavity, oropharynx, lip, and salivary glands -- Esophageal cancer -- Stomach cancer -- Cancer of the pancreas -- Liver cancer -- Biliary tract cancer -- Small intestine cancer -- Cancers of the colon and rectum -- Anal cancer -- Leukemias -- Hodgkin lymphoma -- The non-Hodgkin lymphomas -- Multiple myeloma -- Bone cancers -- Soft tissue sarcoma -- Thyroid cancer -- Breast cancer -- Ovarian cancer -- Endometrial cancer -- Cervical cancer -- Vulvar and vaginal cancers -- Choriocarcinoma -- Renal cancer -- Bladder cancer -- Prostate cancer -- Testicular cancer -- Penile cancer -- Nervous system -- Melanoma -- Keratinocyte cancers -- Childhood cancers -- Multiple primary cancers -- V. Cancer prevention and control. Framework for understanding cancer prevention -- Primary prevention of cancer -- Tobacco control -- Prevention of obesity and physical inactivity -- Prevention of infection-related cancers -- Protection from ultraviolet radiation -- Preventive therapy -- Regulation -- Cancer screening. |
| General note | Preceded by Cancer epidemiology and prevention / edited by David Schottenfeld, Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr. 3rd ed. 2006. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 27, 2018). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Cancer epidemiology and prevention. Schottenfeld and Fraumeni cancer epidemiology and prevention. Fourth edition. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018] 9780190238667 |
| Other title |
Preceded by: Schottenfeld and Fraumeni cancer epidemiology and prevention. 3rd ed. |
| ISBN | 9780190238674 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 0190238674 (electronic book) |
