Cancer epidemiology : low- and middle-income countries and special populations /

According to the World Health Organization's 2008 GLOBOCAN report, 64% of global cancer deaths -- and 56% of cancer cases -- were registered in countries in Africa, Asia, or Latin America. So while cancer is unquestionably a global burden, its reach in the developing world points to the need fo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Soliman, Amr, Schottenfeld, David, Boffetta, Paolo
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Ã2013.
Temas:
Cancer > Developing countries > Epidemiology.
Neoplasms > ethnology
Developing Countries
Socioeconomic Factors
MEDICAL > Oncology.
Cancer > Epidemiology.
Developing countries.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Burden of cancer in low- and middle-income countries / Maria Paula Curado [and others]
  • Migrant studies / Song-Yi Park and Laurence N. Kolonel
  • Molecular epidemiology studies in cancer / Kelly Hirko, Maria Iniesta Donate, Sofia Merajver
  • Opportunities for cancer genetic research / Oluwafemi Oluwole, Yonglan Zheng, Olufunmilayo Olopade
  • Cancer screening in low- and middle-income countries / R. Sankaranarayanan [and others]
  • Behavioral, social, and cultural aspects of epidemiologic studies in low- and middle-income countries and in special populations / Robert Chamberlain
  • Ethical issues in cancer epidemiologic studies / Steven S. Coughlin
  • Case-control studies in low- and middle-income countries / Farin Kamangar, Kyle Esdaille, Farhad Islami
  • Cohort studies in low- and middle-income countries / Stephanie Melkonian, Yu Chen, Habibul Ahsan
  • Molecular epidemiology in LMIC / Hongbing Shen and Hongxia Ma
  • Methodological issues in international multicentric studies, including the role of consortia in international cancer epidemiology / Farhad Islami and Paolo Boffetta
  • Cancer epidemiology research training in LMI countries and special populations : needs and opportunities / Amr Soliman
  • Cancer epidemiology in schools of public health and medical schools : culture, infrastructure, and curricula / Amr Soliman
  • University resources for academic and field research training in cancer epidemiology / Amr Soliman and Robert Chamberlain
  • Non-university training programs in cancer epidemiology, emphasizing participation from LMI countries / Jessica Fapeol-Badger
  • Needs and opportunities for epidemiologic training of early-career clinicians and scientists seeking to conduct cancer research in LMI countries / Amr Soliman and Robert Chamberlain
  • Hepatitis B virus, aflatoxin and primary liver cancer / W. Thomas London, Timothy M. Block, Katherine A. McGlynn
  • HPV and cervical cancer / Rolando Herrero
  • Studies of tobacco smoking and control / Priscilla S. Reddy [and others]
  • Cancer and HIV in less developed countries / Sam M. Mbulaiteye
  • Breast cancer early detection and clinical guidelines / David B. Thomas [and others]
  • Future directions : emerging opportunities and challenges / Amr S. Soliman, David Schottenfeld, and Paulo Boffetta.

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