Fundamentals of cancer epidemiology / edited by Philip C. Nasca, Harris Pastides. - 2nd ed. - Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2008 - xiv, 541 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The descriptive epidemiology of cancer / Harris Pastides -- Basic terminology / Philip C. Nasca -- Biology of normal cells / Kevin M. Pumiglia, James McSharry, and Paul J. Higgins -- Biology of cancer cells / Kevin M. Pumiglia, James McSharry, and Paul J. Higgins -- Laboratory experimental studies / Philip C. Nasca -- Biomarkers and epidemiological studies of cancer / Philip C. Nasca -- Epidemiological studies of genetic factors for cancer / Wei Zheng and Jirong Long -- Occupation and cancer / Harris Pastides -- Tobacco and cancer / Philip C. Nasca -- Alcohol and cancer / Philip C. Nasca -- Ionizing, nonionizing, and solar radiation and cancer / Harris Pastides -- Infectious agents and cancer / Philip C. Nasca -- Immunity and cancer risk / Philip C. Nasca -- Endogenous hormones and cancer / Elizabeth R. Bertone-Johnson and Lisa Chasan-Taber -- Exogenous hormones and cancer / Elizabeth R. Bertone-Johnson and Lisa Chasan-Taber -- Diet and cancer / Harris Pastides -- Childhood cancer / Colleen C. McLaughlin -- Cancer screening / Philip C. Nasca. The descriptive epidemiology of cancer / by Harris Pastides -- Basics terminology / by Philip C. Nasca -- Biology of normal cells / by Kevin M. Pumiglia, James McSharry, and Paul J. Higgins -- Biology of cancer cells / by Kevin M. Pumiglia, James McSharry, and Paul J. Higgins -- Laboratory experimental studies / by Philip C. Nasca -- Biomarkers and epidemiological studies of cancer / by Philip C. Nasca -- Epidemiological studies of genetic factors for cancer / by Wei Zheng and Jirong Long -- Occupation and cancer / by Harris Pastides -- Tobacco and cancer / by Philip C. Nasca -- Alcohol and cancer / by Philip C. Nasca -- Ionizing, nonionizing, and solar radiation and cancer / by Philip C. Nasca -- Infectious agents and cancer / by Philip C. Nasca -- Immunity and cancer risk / by Philip C. Nasca -- Endogenous hormones and cancer / by Elizabeth R. Bertone-Johnson, and Lisa Chasan-Taber -- Exogenous hormones and cancer / by Elizabeth R. Bertone-Johnson and Lisa Chasan-Taber -- Diet and cancer / by Harris Pastides -- Childhood cancer / by Colleen C. McLaughlin -- Cancer screening / by Philip C. Nasca.

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Cancer--Epidemiology.
Neoplasms--epidemiology.
Epidemiologic Methods.
Neoplasms--etiology.

RA645.C3 / F86 2008

2008 C-011