Verma M. (Ed.) Cancer Epidemiology. Volume II: Modifiable Factors

Humana Press, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2009. — 481 p. — (Methods in Molecular Biology 472) — ISBN: 9781603274913.This two-volume set compiles areas of research that cover etiological factors or determinants that contribute in the development of cancer as well as describe the latest technologies in cancer epidemiology. Emphasis is placed on translating clinical observations into interdisciplinary approaches involving clinical, genetic, epidemiologic, statistical, and laboratory methods to define the role of susceptibility genes in cancer etiology; translating molecular genetics advances into evidence-based management strategies (including screening and chemoprevention) for persons at increased genetic risk of cancer; identifying and characterizing phenotypic manifestations of genetic and familial cancer syndromes; counseling individuals at high risk of cancer; investigating genetic polymorphisms as determinants of treatment-related second cancers; and pursuing astute clinical observations of unusual cancer occurrences that might provide new clues to cancer etiology.
All the chapters in these two books are divided into three categories:
Volume 1:
Cancer Incidence, Prevalence, Mortality, and Surveillance
Methods, Technologies, and Study Design in Cancer Epidemiology
Host Susceptibility Factors in Cancer Epidemiology
Volume 2:
Modifiable Factors in Cancer Epidemiology
Epidemiology of Organ-Specific Cancer