Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Prevention of Head and Neck Cancer

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Olshan, Andrew F. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Oncology.; Toxicology.; Biomedicine.; Cancer Research.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1472-9

Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Prevention of Head and Neck Cancer provides a current perspective on the epidemiology of head and neck cancer. Cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx comprise an important group of tumors with diverse international patterns of incidence and mortality, establi...

Table of Contents:

• Classification and Molecular Genetic Models
• Descriptive Epidemiology: U.S. SEER Patterns
• Descriptive Epidemiology: International Patterns
• Risk Factors: Tobacco and Alcohol
• Risk Factors: Human Papillomavirus
• Risk Factors: Dietary Factors
• Risk Factors: Occupation, Medical, and Other factors
• Host Susceptibility and Molecular Epidemiology
• Chemoprevention.