Tumor Prevention and Genetics III [electronic resource] / edited by Hans-Jörg Senn, Rudolf Morant.
Series: Recent Results in Cancer Research ; 166Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005Description: VI, 334 p. online resourceContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9783540269809
- 616 23
- RC1-1245

Lifestyle and Medical Approaches to Cancer Prevention -- Application of Genetics to the Prevention of Colorectal Cancer -- Genetics and Prevention of Oesophageal Adenocarcinoma -- Preclinical Models Relevant to Diet, Exercise, and Cancer Risk -- Individualizing Interventions for Cancer Prevention -- Can Animal Models Help Us Select Specific Compounds for Cancer Prevention Trials? -- Problems with Using Biomarkers as Surrogate End Points for Cancer: A Cautionary Tale -- Can a Marker Be a Surrogate for Development of Cancer, and Would We Know It if It Exists? -- How Should We Move the Field of Chemopreventive Agent Development Forward in a Productive Manner? -- The Problems with Risk Selection; Scientific and Psychosocial Aspects -- Chemoprevention of Lung Cancer -- Anti-nicotine Vaccination: Where Are We? -- Primary Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: Lifestyle, Nutrition, Exercise -- Chemoprevention of Colorectal Cancer: Ready for Routine Use? -- Screening of Colorectal Cancer: Progress and Problems -- The Role of Endogenous Hormones in the Etiology and Prevention of Breast Cancer: The Epidemiological Evidence -- Innovative Agents in Cancer Prevention -- The IARC Commitment to Cancer Prevention: The Example of Papillomavirus and Cervical Cancer -- Health Economics in the Genomic Age -- Screening for Cancer: Are Resources Being Used Wisely?.