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Cancer As An Environmental Disease
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Book Synopsis Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk by : Suzanne H. Reuben
Download or read book Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk written by Suzanne H. Reuben and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though overall cancer incidence and mortality have continued to decline in recent years, cancer continues to devastate the lives of far too many Americans. In 2009 alone, 1.5 million American men, women, and children were diagnosed with cancer, and 562,000 died from the disease. There is a growing body of evidence linking environmental exposures to cancer. The Pres. Cancer Panel dedicated its 2008¿2009 activities to examining the impact of environmental factors on cancer risk. The Panel considered industrial, occupational, and agricultural exposures as well as exposures related to medical practice, military activities, modern lifestyles, and natural sources. This report presents the Panel¿s recommend. to mitigate or eliminate these barriers. Illus.
Author :Polyxeni Nicolopoulou-Stamati Publisher :Springer Science & Business Media ISBN 13 :0306485133 Total Pages :215 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (64 download)
Book Synopsis Cancer as an Environmental Disease by : Polyxeni Nicolopoulou-Stamati
Download or read book Cancer as an Environmental Disease written by Polyxeni Nicolopoulou-Stamati and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2004-04-30 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Controversial topic because many of the proposed solutions or policies may damage the economy in the short term in order to reap health benefits which will only become apparent several decades in the future - Each chapter is written by experts in the field throughout the world
Book Synopsis Environmental Factors, Genes, and the Development of Human Cancers by : Deodutta Roy
Download or read book Environmental Factors, Genes, and the Development of Human Cancers written by Deodutta Roy and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-09-11 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cancer is a complex disease. Only 5-10% of human cancers are hereditary in nature. Many of us think of environmental agents when we think of carcinogens. The environment includes all that surrounds us, and environmental influences include not only chemical, physical and biological toxicants, but also diet and lifestyle. In this broadest sense, the environment contributes substantially in the development of human cancer. This book will describe how environment contributes to malignant transformation leading to profound changes in the genetic and signaling networks that control the functioning of the cell. It will critically discuss the understanding of the effects of environment on the development, progression and metastasis of cancer with current knowledge of the signaling networks that support functioning of transformed human cells. Genes and environmental factors that influence the origins of cancer are not necessarily the same as those that contribute to its progression and metastasis. Susceptibility gene variants for each specific cancer are being identified with emerging evidence of gene–environment interaction. Gene-environment interactions will be discussed through each specific cancer-based approach to address the question of how genetic variations can influence susceptibility to the individual type of cancer. It will also highlight and summarize epigenetic changes that increase the risk for susceptibility to a particular type of cancer, particularly in the presence of specific environmental factors. Thus, this book will contain chapters from the world’s experts focused on the current evidences that support the role of environment in the cancer etiology and in the growth of malignant lesions, and discuss who may be susceptible to environmental influences.
Author :Task Force on Environmental Cancer and Heart and Lung Disease (U.S.) Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :124 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Environmental Pollution and Cancer and Heart and Lung Disease by : Task Force on Environmental Cancer and Heart and Lung Disease (U.S.)
Download or read book Environmental Pollution and Cancer and Heart and Lung Disease written by Task Force on Environmental Cancer and Heart and Lung Disease (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Task Force on Environmental Cancer and Heart and Lung Disease (U.S.) Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :120 pages Book Rating :4.:/5 (3 download)
Book Synopsis Environmental Cancer and Heart and Lung Disease by : Task Force on Environmental Cancer and Heart and Lung Disease (U.S.)
Download or read book Environmental Cancer and Heart and Lung Disease written by Task Force on Environmental Cancer and Heart and Lung Disease (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Cancer and the Environment by : Institute of Medicine
Download or read book Cancer and the Environment written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-09-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine wanted to address the link between environmental factors and the development of cancer in light of recent advances in genomics. They asked what research tools are needed, how new scientific information can be applied in a timely manner to reduce the burden of cancer, and how this can be flexible enough to treat the individual.
Book Synopsis Environmental Cancer-- a Political Disease? by : S. Robert Lichter
Download or read book Environmental Cancer-- a Political Disease? written by S. Robert Lichter and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the controversies surrounding environmental cancer. The authors draw on surveys by cancer researchers and environmental activists to reveal differences between the two groups' viewpoints. They examine these opposing views and document how they are reflected in the media.
Book Synopsis Cancer and the Environment by : Institute of Medicine
Download or read book Cancer and the Environment written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-08-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine wanted to address the link between environmental factors and the development of cancer in light of recent advances in genomics. They asked what research tools are needed, how new scientific information can be applied in a timely manner to reduce the burden of cancer, and how this can be flexible enough to treat the individual.
Book Synopsis Mass Destruction by : Timothy J. LeCain
Download or read book Mass Destruction written by Timothy J. LeCain and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-22 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The place: The steep mountains outside Salt Lake City. The time: The first decade of the twentieth century. The man: Daniel Jackling, a young metallurgical engineer. The goal: A bold new technology that could provide billions of pounds of cheap copper for a rapidly electrifying America. The result: Bingham's enormous "Glory Hole," the first large-scale open-pit copper mine, an enormous chasm in the earth and one of the largest humanmade artifacts on the planet. Mass Destruction is the compelling story of Jackling and the development of open-pit hard rock mining, its role in the wiring of an electrified America, as well its devastating environmental consequences. Mass destruction mining soon spread around the nation and the globe, providing raw materials essential to the mass production and mass consumption that increasingly defined the emerging "American way of life." At the dawn of the last century, Jackling's open pit replaced immense but constricted underground mines that probed nearly a mile beneath the earth, to become the ultimate symbol of the modern faith that science and technology could overcome all natural limits. A new culture of mass destruction emerged that promised nearly infinite supplies not only of copper, but also of coal, timber, fish, and other natural resources. But, what were the consequences? Timothy J. LeCain deftly analyzes how open-pit mining continues to affect the environment in its ongoing devastation of nature and commodification of the physical world. The nation's largest toxic Superfund site would be one effect, as well as other types of environmental dead zones around the globe. Yet today, as the world's population races toward American levels of resource consumption, truly viable alternatives to the technology of mass destruction have not yet emerged.
Author :Task Force on Environmental Cancer and Heart and Lung Disease (U.S.) Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :128 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (121 download)
Book Synopsis Annual Report to Congress by the Task Force on Environmental Cancer and Heart and Lung Disease by : Task Force on Environmental Cancer and Heart and Lung Disease (U.S.)
Download or read book Annual Report to Congress by the Task Force on Environmental Cancer and Heart and Lung Disease written by Task Force on Environmental Cancer and Heart and Lung Disease (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Breast Cancer and the Environment by : Institute of Medicine
Download or read book Breast Cancer and the Environment written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-04-20 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breast cancer remains the most common invasive cancer among women. The primary patients of breast cancer are adult women who are approaching or have reached menopause; 90 percent of new cases in U.S. women in 2009 were diagnosed at age 45 or older. Growing knowledge of the complexity of breast cancer stimulated a transition in breast cancer research toward elucidating how external factors may influence the etiology of breast cancer. Breast Cancer and the Environment reviews the current evidence on a selection of environmental risk factors for breast cancer, considers gene-environment interactions in breast cancer, and explores evidence-based actions that might reduce the risk of breast cancer. The book also recommends further integrative research into the elements of the biology of breast development and carcinogenesis, including the influence of exposure to a variety of environmental factors during potential windows of susceptibility during the full life course, potential interventions to reduce risk, and better tools for assessing the carcinogenicity of environmental factors. For a limited set of risk factors, evidence suggests that action can be taken in ways that may reduce risk for breast cancer for many women: avoiding unnecessary medical radiation throughout life, avoiding the use of some forms of postmenopausal hormone therapy, avoiding smoking, limiting alcohol consumption, increasing physical activity, and minimizing weight gain. Breast Cancer and the Environment sets a direction and a focus for future research efforts. The book will be of special interest to medical researchers, patient advocacy groups, and public health professionals.
Download or read book Human Cancer written by John Higginson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992-06-04 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A summary of the epidemiology of human cancer.
Book Synopsis How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease by :
Download or read book How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report considers the biological and behavioral mechanisms that may underlie the pathogenicity of tobacco smoke. Many Surgeon General's reports have considered research findings on mechanisms in assessing the biological plausibility of associations observed in epidemiologic studies. Mechanisms of disease are important because they may provide plausibility, which is one of the guideline criteria for assessing evidence on causation. This report specifically reviews the evidence on the potential mechanisms by which smoking causes diseases and considers whether a mechanism is likely to be operative in the production of human disease by tobacco smoke. This evidence is relevant to understanding how smoking causes disease, to identifying those who may be particularly susceptible, and to assessing the potential risks of tobacco products.
Book Synopsis Environmental Oncology by : Eric H. Bernicker
Download or read book Environmental Oncology written by Eric H. Bernicker and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-08-30 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the wide range of malignant illness and where they intersect with environmental factors. Chapters explore the importance of acknowledging and dealing with the societal implications of anthropogenic climate change, a wider appreciation of the many ways that human industry and activity is changing the environment and contributing to human disease is imperative. In addition to how particular exposures relate to certain malignancies, the book explores historical events that led to the development of cancers in order to help policy makers and patient advocates understand where we have been when considering future initiatives. It also discusses the disparities involved in environmental toxin exposure and look at these cancers in light of the need to reduce cancer disparities. Given the ongoing ecological crisis from climate change and expanding human population and industrialization, this book examines pollution and ecological change to impacts and where human disease can be prevented.
Book Synopsis The Growth of Biological Thought by : Ernst Mayr
Download or read book The Growth of Biological Thought written by Ernst Mayr and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 996 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the development of the ideas of evolutionary biology, particularly as affected by the increasing understanding of genetics and of the chemical basis of inheritance.
Book Synopsis The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Healthy Homes by :
Download or read book The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Healthy Homes written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Houses have always been one of the centerpieces of American life. Houses are the places where parents raise their children, where family reunions take place, and where people live, work, and play. Americans have always realized that healthy houses can lead to healthier lives. Many of the extraordinary improvements in health that were achieved in the 20th century resulted from improvements in the Nation's homes. Although poorly maintained homes increases the risk for injury and illness, unhealthy and unsafe housing continues to affect the health of millions of people of all income levels, geographic areas, and walks of life in the United States. The Call to Action describes the steps people can take now to protect themselves from disease, disability and injury that may result from health hazards in their houses. These steps have been scientifically proven to reduce health problems that cause or contribute to disease and injuries. And, improving literacy about healthy homes and teaching people about the steps they can take to change unhealthy and unsafe behaviors at home will lead to better health for all Americans. This Call to Action also outlines the next steps of a society-wide, comprehensive and coordinated approach to healthy homes that will result in the greatest possible public health impact and reduce disparities in the availability of healthy, safe, affordable, accessible, and environmentally friendly homes.
Book Synopsis Cancer & the Environment by : Lester A. Sobel
Download or read book Cancer & the Environment written by Lester A. Sobel and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
