Cancer Prevention and Control: 6 (Basic and Clinical Oncology) - Hardcover

Greenwald, Peter; Kramer, Barnett S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0824792580 ISBN 13: 9780824792589

Publisher: CRC Press, 1994

Synopsis

Describes the science and practice of the rapidly emerging discipline of cancer prevention and control, placing specific emphasis on the magnitude of the cancer problem, methods and study design issues, and the prevention of specific tumours. Appendices with important resource information such as screening and dietary guidelines, state cancer control maps, selected Office of Cancer Communications materials, and more, are provided. This work is intended for oncologists, immunologists, haematologists, pathologists, internists, nutritionists, biostatisticians, public health officials, cancer researchers and educators; and graduate and medical school students in these disciplines.

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Review

"written by acknowledged expertsauthoritative and well referenced with current bibliographic citationsestablishes a new standard of excellence for this emerging field. "-New England Journal of Medicine "The editors should be commended for orchestrating a high-caliber group of international authors and presenting an excellent textbook. We strongly recommend it. "-JAMA For those involved in cancer presention and control, in fact, for everyone involved in oncology, Cancer Prevention and Control should be obligatory reading. It should be on everyone's book shelf as a valuable resource. -Journal of the National Cancer Institute "the book is of value as a milestone in the progress of cancer prevention and control. "-Modern Pathology

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0824792580
• ISBN 13: 9780824792589
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 824
• Editor: Weed Douglas L.