Cancer Precursors Epidemiology, Detection, and Prevention /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Franco, Eduardo L. (Editor), Rohan, Thomas E. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2002.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Health promotion.; Oncology.; Epidemiology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; Cancer Research.
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Dramatic advances in our understanding of cancer causation have come from epidemiologic and laboratory research, particularly over the past two decades. These developments have included a broadening interest in the critical events that take place during the early stages of the dynamic multistep proc...

Table of Contents:

• Site-Specific Precancerous Conditions
• Biological Basis of Carcinogenesis
• Mechanisms and Biological Markers of Carcinogenesis
• Morphology of Cancer Precursor Lesions
• Issues Related to Measurement and Interpretation of Cancer Precursors
• Collection, Processing, and Analysis of Preneoplastic Specimens
• Intermediate Markers in Cancer Research: Theoretical and Practical Issues in the Use of Surrogate Endpoints
• Assessing Epidemiological Relations and the Role of Measurement Errors
• Site-Specific Precancerous Conditions
• Upper Aerodigestive Tract
• Esophagus
• Stomach
• Colon and Rectum
• Anus
• Liver
• Pancreas
• Lung
• Skin
• Breast
• Cervix
• Endometrium
• Ovary
• Vulva and Vagina
• Prostate
• Bladder
• Control of Cancer Precursors
• Screening
• Chemoprevention
• Evidence-Based Policy Recommendations on Screening and Prevention
• Conclusion
• Prospects.