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World cancer report 2008 / edited by Peter Boyle and Bernard Levin.

Title
World cancer report 2008 / edited by Peter Boyle and Bernard Levin.
Publication
Lyon : IARC Press, c2008.

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Additional Authors
  • Boyle, P. (Peter)
  • International Agency for Research on Cancer
  • Levin, Bernard
Description
510 p. : col. ill., col. maps; 28 cm.
Summary
Documents the frequency of cancer in different countries, trends in cancer incidence and mortality and it describes the known causes of human cancer. The molecular and cellular basis of the multi-step process of malignant transformation is concisely summarized. The report contains an up to date overview of cancer prevention, including screening programmes for early diagnosis, as well as advances in surgical and medical oncology, including novel drugs targeting tumour-specific signalling pathways. --from publisher description.
Subject
  • Cancer > Epidemiology
  • Cancer > Etiology
  • Cancer > Prevention
  • Global Health
  • Neoplasms > epidemiology
  • Neoplasms > prevention & control
  • World health
Note
  • At head of title: World Health Organization ... International Agency for Research on Cancer.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Global cancer control -- Etiology of cancer -- Mechanisms of carcinogenesis -- Acting for prevention -- Cancer site by site.
ISBN
  • 9789283204237
  • 9283204239
OCLC
300407441
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library