Epidemiologic Studies in Cancer Prevention and Screening

1. Front Matter

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2. Prevention of Cancer

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Health Promotion Approaches to Reducing Cancer Incidence

      • Roy Cameron, Jon Kerner

      Pages 3-19

   3. Preventing Cancer by Ending Tobacco Use

      • Neil Collishaw, Cynthia Callard

      Pages 21-32

   4. Prevention of Occupationally Induced Cancer

      • Aaron Blair, Karin Hohenadel, Paul Demers, Loraine Marrett, Kurt Straif

      Pages 33-43

   5. Human Papillomavirus Vaccination for the Prevention of Cervical and Other Related Cancers

      • F. Xavier Bosch

      Pages 45-64

   6. Prevention of Cancers Due to Infection

      • Hideo Tanaka

      Pages 65-83

   7. Applying Physical Activity in Cancer Prevention

      • Christine M. Friedenreich, Brigid M. Lynch, Annie Langley

      Pages 85-107

   8. Cancer Prevention in the United States

      • Otis W. Brawley, Barnett S. Kramer

      Pages 109-120

   9. The Role of Nutrition in Cancer Prevention

      • W. Philip T. James

      Pages 121-139

   10. Chemoprevention of Cancer: From Nutritional Epidemiology to Clinical Trials

       • Mary Reid, James Marshall

       Pages 141-161

   11. The Role of Hormonal Factors in Cancer Prevention

       • David B. Thomas

       Pages 163-179

   12. Controlling Environmental Causes of Cancer

       • Paolo Vineis

       Pages 181-188

   13. A Historical Moment: Cancer Prevention on the Global Health Agenda

       • Andreas Ullrich

       Pages 189-196

3. Screening for Cancer

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197

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   2. Evidence-Based Cancer Screening

      • Anthony B. Miller

      Pages 199-208

   3. Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Control: Strategies and Guidelines

      • Nathalie Broutet

      Pages 209-221

   4. Screening for Cervical Cancer

      • Matti Hakama

      Pages 223-232

   5. Screening for Colon Polyps and Cancer

      • Swati G. Patel, Dennis J. Ahnen

      Pages 233-261

   6. Breast Cancer Screening

      • Anthony B. Miller

      Pages 263-276

Epidemiologic Studies in Cancer Prevention and Screening is the first comprehensive overview of the evidence base for both cancer prevention and screening. This book is directed to the many professionals in government, academia, public health and health care who need up to date information on the potential for reducing the impact of cancer, including physicians, nurses, epidemiologists, and research scientists. The main aim of the book is to provide a realistic appraisal of the evidence for both cancer prevention and cancer screening. In addition, the book provides an accounting of the extent programs based on available knowledge have impacted populations. It does this through: 1. Presentation of a rigorous and realistic evaluation of the evidence for population-based interventions in prevention of and screening for cancer, with particular relevance to those believed to be applicable now, or on the cusp of application 2. Evaluation of the relative contributions of prevention and screening 3. Discussion of how, within the health systems with which the authors are familiar, prevention and screening for cancer can be enhanced. Overview of the evidence base for cancer prevention and screening, as demonstrated in Epidemiologic Studies in Cancer Prevention and Screening, is critically important given current debates within the scientific community. Of the five components of cancer control, prevention, early detection (including screening) treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care, prevention is regarded as the most important. Yet the knowledge available to prevent many cancers is incomplete, and even if we know the main causal factors for a cancer, we often lack the understanding to put this knowledge into effect. Further, with the long natural history of most cancers, it could take many years to make an appreciable impact upon the incidence of the cancer. Because of these facts, many have come to believe that screening has the most potential for reduction of theburden of cancer. Yet, through trying to apply the knowledge gained on screening for cancer, the scientific community has recognized that screening can have major disadvantages and achieve little at substantial cost. This reduces the resources that are potentially available both for prevention and for treatment.

• Cancer Epidemiology
• Cancer Prevention
• Cancer Screening
• Clinical Trials
• Observational Data
• Regression Analysis

• University of Toronto, Oakville, Canada

  Anthony B. Miller

Anthony B. Miller is Professor Emeritus at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health.

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