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Cancer and AIDS

Part II: Cancer Pathogenesis and Epidemiology

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Authors:
  1. Christopher Kwesi O. Williams

    1. Hematology Oncology Consultancy, Port Angeles, USA

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  • A description of the clinical features of cancer in resource-poor settings with dramatic illustrations based on author's own observations

  • Emphasis of the interactions between chronic infections, including retroviruses (HIV/AIDS, HTLV-I) and the cancer burden of the low and middle-income world

  • A chapter describes the unique features of childhood hematological cancers in Africa, and the role of lifestyle and environmental factors in pathogenesis of various cancers, including breast cancer

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Pathogenesis and Epidemiology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Cancer, Retroviral Diseases and Global Economy

      • Christopher Kwesi O. Williams
      Pages 3-19

    3. Global HTLV-1/2 Burden and Associated Diseases

      • Christopher Kwesi O. Williams
      Pages 21-57

    4. Global HIV/AIDS Burden and Associated Diseases

      • Christopher Kwesi O. Williams
      Pages 59-96

    5. Cancer and Infection

      • Christopher Kwesi O. Williams
      Pages 97-114

    6. Risk Factors for Cancer

      • Christopher Kwesi O. Williams
      Pages 115-178

  3. Back Matter

    Pages 179-180
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About this book

The lifestyles and socio-economic status that are prevalent in regions of the world with limited resources form the background for the unique features of neoplastic diseases in these areas, where the majority of the world population lives. The predominance of the world’s retroviral burden of  in these areas further compounds the nature and challenges of the cancer there. Much of the international cancer literature covers the nature and challenges of the disease as seen in high-income regions of the world, thereby giving a skewed view of the global cancer challenges. As the low- and middle-income regions of the world transition from communicable to non communicable disease patterns, there is a need for a corresponding paradigm shift, with increased emphasis on what the world needs to know about non communicable diseases, including cancer, where the disease is hitherto poorly documented. The main goal of the proposed book is to contribute to this outcomes.







Authors and Affiliations

  • Hematology Oncology Consultancy, Port Angeles, USA

    Christopher Kwesi O. Williams

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cancer and AIDS

  • Book Subtitle: Part II: Cancer Pathogenesis and Epidemiology

  • Authors: Christopher Kwesi O. Williams

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99235-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-99234-1Published: 12 November 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07578-1Published: 26 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-99235-8Published: 30 October 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 180

  • Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations, 38 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Epidemiology, Environmental Health, Economic Geography, Cancer Research

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