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Human Cancer: Epidemiology and Environmental Causes
Author(s): John Higginson (Author), Calum S. Muir (Author), Nubia Muñoz (Author)
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date: 4 Jun. 1992
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 604 pages
- ISBN-10: 0521412889
- ISBN-13: 9780521412889
Book Description
This important new reference book on human cancer provides a global picture of the epidemiology of cancer and its environmental causes. By summarising on a cancer-by-cancer basis geographical, environmental and ethical factors, the volume collates a wealth of information which, taken together, provides valuable insights into the causes of cancer and scope for its elimination and control. The contents include: (1) general epidemiological methods; (2) a review of known or suspected causes; (3) a detailed review of specific cancers; (4) a brief review of legal and ethical implications. The bibliography concentrates on recent key references and reviews.
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Book Description
A summary of the epidemiology of human cancer.
