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Textbook of Cancer Epidemiology
- Publication Year:
- 2008
- Edition:
- 3rd
- Author:
- Adami, Hans-Olov; Hunter, David J.; Lagiou, Pagona; Mucci, Lorel
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- ISBN:
- 978-0-19-067682-7
- Doody Core Title Score:
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Amid sweeping advances in the science and treatment of cancer, this book offers students and professionals a definitive, systematic resource for understanding the factors affecting all types of human cancer.
This fully updated new edition offers an overview of epidemiology's key concepts and methods as they relate to cancer (including the emerging potential of biomarkers) as well as site-specific chapters on individual cancers' natural history, pathology, descriptive epidemiology, and etiology. Taken together, these chapters forge connections between established science and the ongoing evolution of this dynamic field.
Crisply and concisely written by an assembly of internationally recognized researchers, the book offers a superlative introduction to the subject's consensuses and controversies for those embarking on their careers and a ready reference for seasoned professionals.
Key Features:
This fully updated new edition offers an overview of epidemiology's key concepts and methods as they relate to cancer (including the emerging potential of biomarkers) as well as site-specific chapters on individual cancers' natural history, pathology, descriptive epidemiology, and etiology. Taken together, these chapters forge connections between established science and the ongoing evolution of this dynamic field.
Crisply and concisely written by an assembly of internationally recognized researchers, the book offers a superlative introduction to the subject's consensuses and controversies for those embarking on their careers and a ready reference for seasoned professionals.
Key Features:
- An authoritative introductory text on the epidemiology, biology, and genetics of cancer
- Thorough yet concise coverage of the natural history, pathology, etiology, and descriptive epidemiology of individual types of cancer, both rare and frequently encountered
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- Platform:
- OvidSP
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Product Type:
- Book
- Author:
- Adami, Hans-Olov; Hunter, David J.; Lagiou, Pagona; Mucci, Lorel
- ISBN:
- 978-0-19-067682-7
- Specialty:
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- Epidemiology
- Internal Medicine
- Oncology
- Language:
- English
- Edition:
- 3rd
- Pages:
- 752
- Publication Year:
- 2008
- Doody Core Title Score:
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