Epidemiologic Studies in Cancer Prevention and Screening

Epidemiologic Studies in Cancer Prevention and Screening is the first comprehensive overview of the evidence base for both cancer prevention and screening. This book is directed to the many professionals in government, academia, public health and health care who need up to date information on the po...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Miller, Anthony B. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:Statistics for Biology and Health, 79
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5586-8
Table of Contents:
  • Health promotion in cancer prevention
  • Preventing cancer by ending tobacco use
  • Prevention of occupationally-induced cancer
  • The prospects for successful HPV vaccination for cervix and other cancers
  • Prevention of cancers due to infection
  • Applying physical activity in cancer prevention
  • Cancer prevention in the United States
  • The role of nutrition in cancer prevention
  • Chemoprevention of cancer: from nutritional epidemiology to clinical trials
  • The role of hormonal factors in cancer prevention
  • Controlling environmental causes of cancer
  • A historical moment: cancer prevention on the global health agenda
  • Evidence-based cancer screening
  • Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Control:  Strategies and Guidelines
  • Screening for cervical cancer
  • Screening for colon polyps and cancer
  • Screening for breast cancer
  • Screening for prostate cancer
  • Applying Cancer Screening in the context of a National Health Service
  • Do international trends in cancer incidence and mortality reflect expectations from cancer prevention and screening?
  • Using mathematical models to inform public policy for cancer prevention and screening
  • Role of the oncologist in cancer prevention
  • Integrating prevention and screening for lung cancer into clinical practice
  • Early Detection of cancer in Asia (including Australasia)
  • Prevention and screening for cancer in primary health care
  • What can we expect from cancer prevention and screening?. .