Cancer: Causes, Occurrence and Control: No.100 (International Agency for Research on Cancer Scientific Publications) - Softcover

 
9789283201106: Cancer: Causes, Occurrence and Control: No.100 (International Agency for Research on Cancer Scientific Publications)

Synopsis

This comprehensive volume presents the available evidence on the preventability of cancer. It describes the occurrence of, and variations in the different forms of cancer, as well as information on risk factors causally associated with cancer in humans, estimating the extent to which death from cancer at specific body sites can be prevented. The book outlines the methods of descriptive epidemiology, reviews the categories of carcinogenic agents, and examines the effects of screening and the possibilities of primary prevention.

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