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Inorganic and Nutritional Aspects of Cancer

Proceedings of the First Conference of the International Association of Bioinorganic Scientists, Inc. held in La Jolla, California, January 3–5, 1977

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  1. G. N. Schrauzer

    1. University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, USA

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Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 91)

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Table of contents (22 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Carcinogenesis by Inorganic Compounds and Minerals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages xiii-xiii
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    2. An Overview of Metal Carcinogenesis

      • Arthur Furst
      Pages 1-12

    3. Beryllium Carcinogenesis

      • Andrew L. Reeves
      Pages 13-27

    4. Asbestos Carcinogenesis

      • Arthur M. Langer, Mary S. Wolff
      Pages 29-55

    5. Carcinogenicity of Nickel Subsulfide in Fischer Rats and Syrian Hamsters after Administration by Various Routes

      • F. William Sunderman Jr., Ronald M. Maenza, Patricia R. Alpass, John M. Mitchell, Ivan Damjanov, Peter J. Goldblatt
      Pages 57-67

    6. The Topical Effects of Nickel Subsulfide on Renal Parenchyma

      • Gaëtan Jasmin, Béla Solymoss
      Pages 69-83

    7. Lung Tumor Response in Mice to Metals and Metal Salts

      • M. B. Shimkin, G. D. Stoner, J. C. Theiss
      Pages 85-91

    8. Occupational Cancer in Men Exposed to Metals

      • Lorne Houten, Irwin D. J. Bross, Enrico Viadana, Geraldine Sonnesso
      Pages 93-102

    9. Infidelity of DNA Synthesis as Related to Mutagenesis and Carcinogenesis

      • Lawrence A. Loeb, Michael A. Sirover, Shyam S. Agarwal
      Pages 103-115

    10. Metals as Mutagens

      • C. Peter Flessel
      Pages 117-128

  3. Metal Compounds in Chemotherapy and Related Topics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages N1-N1
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    2. Noble Metal Complexes in Cancer Chemotherapy

      • Barnett Rosenberg
      Pages 129-150

    3. Potential Carcinostatic Activity of Metal Complexes

      • Stanley Kirschner, Stanley H. Kravitz, Ana Maurer, Coriolan Dragulescu
      Pages 151-160

    4. Anti-Tumor Virus Activity of Copper-Binding Drugs

      • Warren Levinson, Peter Mikelens, Jean Jackson, William Kaska
      Pages 161-178

    5. Reaction of Copper Complexes with Ehrlich Cells

      • David H. Petering
      Pages 179-191

    6. The Inhibitory Effect of Copper on Ethionine Carcinogenesis

      • Zbynek Brada, Norman H. Altman
      Pages 193-206

  4. Nutrition and Trace Elements in Cancer

    1. Front Matter

      Pages N2-N2
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    2. Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer

      • Harold G. Petering
      Pages 207-228

    3. The Effects of Iron Deficiency and the Quality and Quantity of Fat on Chemically Induced Cancer

      • Joseph J. Vitale, Selwyn A. Broitman, Eva Vavrousek-Jakuba, Pamela W. Rodday, Leonard S. Gottlieb
      Pages 229-242
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About this book

For many decades, cancer research concentrated heavily on "or­ ganic" aspects of the disease and ignored the role of trace elements and minerals in carcinogenesis and tumor growth. However, in recent years, spectacular progress has been made in "inorganic" cancer research: numerous inorganic substances were shown to possess car­ cinogenic properties. Quite unexpectedly, certain coordination compounds of platinum were found to have powerful antineoplastic properties, and a number of essential trace elements were demon­ strated to have profound effects on the genesis and growth of spontaneous, induced, or transplanted tumors. It therefore appeared desirable to call upon leading authorities in the field of inorganic cancer research to present their views in a conference dedicated specifically to their discipline. But since trace elements are nor­ mal constituents of foods, it seemed advantageous to include nutri­ tional aspects into the program. The fact that diet and nutrition influence tumor growth and development has been known or suspected for a long time. However, too little research has been done in this important field, resulting in a serious retardation of knowledge. Hence, this opportunity to cover nutritional aspects of cancer was taken, even though it was clear from the beginning that this broad field could not really be treated in the available time. It was necessary, for example, to exclude entirely the vast area of nutri­ tion as an adjuvant in cancer therapy, and even then, further limi­ tation of the scope of topics to be covered had to be made.
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Editors and Affiliations

  • University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, USA

    G. N. Schrauzer

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Inorganic and Nutritional Aspects of Cancer

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the First Conference of the International Association of Bioinorganic Scientists, Inc. held in La Jolla, California, January 3–5, 1977

  • Editors: G. N. Schrauzer

  • Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0796-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 1978

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-0798-3Published: 25 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-0796-9Published: 09 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0065-2598

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 351

  • Topics: Oncology

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