EBOOK Textbook of Cancer Epidemiology

This superb text gives a concise, systematic account of what is currently known         about the epidemiology and primary prevention for most forms of human cancer. Part 1         provides an introduction to basic concepts in epidemiology, a description of the         global burden of cancer, definitions and characterizations of the various measures         used, and approaches used to reveal genetic determinants of cancer risk and         integrate biologic markers in the epidemiogic research process. Part 2 contains         chapters of uniform structure on over 20 types of cancer, providing clinical and         pathological outlines, descriptive epidemiology, and a comprehensive account of risk         factors and their etiological importance. Specific sections address somatic and germ         cell mutations that play a role in the occurrence of particular forms of         cancer.