A Quick Guide to Cancer Epidemiology
A Quick Guide to Cancer Epidemiology is an ideal addition to Springer Briefs in Cancer Research. The Brief provides core concepts in cancer epidemiology and also gives a snapshot of the epidemiology of seventeen human cancers. The
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Paolo Boffetta Stefania Boccia Carlo La Vecchia
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Paolo Boffetta • Stefania Boccia Carlo La Vecchia
A Quick Guide to Cancer Epidemiology
Paolo Boffetta Mount Sinai School of Medicine Tisch Cancer Institute New York, NY, USA
Stefania Boccia Institute of Public Health Section of Hygiene Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Rome, Italy
Carlo La Vecchia Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health University of Milan Milan, Italy
ISBN 978-3-319-05067-6 ISBN 978-3-319-05068-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-05068-3 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014932981 © The Author(s) 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
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Introduction ...............................................................................................
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Principles of Primary and Secondary Cancer Prevention .................... 2.1 Primary Prevention ............................................................................ 2.2 Secondary Prevention ........................................................................
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The Global Burden of Neoplasms.........
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