Bernard Kwabi-Addo, Tia Laura Lindstrom

Cancer Causes and Controversies (eBook, PDF)

Understanding Risk Reduction and Prevention

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers clear, accessible information on the causes of cancer and the multiple ways people can reduce their risk for this insidious disease.

Like no other work, this much-needed volume gathers the latest research and understanding about the causes of cancer and methods of preventing the disease-and makes it all clear and accessible to the general reader.

Cancer Causes and Controversies: Understanding Risk Reduction and Prevention describes common risk factors associated with particular types of cancer, including genetic predisposition, radiation and chemical carcinogens, diet, hormonal factors, infection, and smoking. The book then looks at the scientific evidence supporting the positive role of healthy nutrition, exercise, and diet in lowering cancer risk, as well as the dangers posed by a dysfunctional immune system compromised by chronic infection, unhealthy lifestyles, stress, and poor psychological health. Finally, the book provides an unbiased assessment of a number of controversies surrounding cancer causes and prevention, including screening and genetic testing, vitamin supplementation, genetically modified foods, chemical food additives, and cellular phones and deodorants as potential cancer-causing agents.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313379291
• Artikelnr.: 37834090

Autorenporträt

Bernard Kwabi-Addo is assistant professor of cancer research and a principal investigator at Howard University, Washington, DC. Tia Laura Lindstrom is a freelance writer. She coauthored Praeger's An Introduction to the Work of a Medical Examiner: From Death Scene to Autopsy Suite.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Risk Factors for Commonly
Diagnosed Cancer Diseases 1. Bladder Cancer 2. Brain Cancer 3. Breast
Cancer 4. Cervical Cancer 5. Colorectal Cancer 6. Esophageal Cancer 7.
Gastric Cancer 8. Head and Neck Cancer 9. Leukemia and Lymphoma 10. Liver
Cancer 11. Lung Cancer 12. Ovarian and Endometrial Cancers 13. Pancreatic
Cancer 14. Prostate Cancer 15. Skin Cancer 16. Occupation-Associated Cancer
Part II: Behaviors and Controversies 17. Nutrition and Cancer 18. Body
Weight and Cancer 19. Immune System and Cancer Risk 20. Controversies
Concerning Cancer Screening's Benefits and Disadvantages 21. Controversies
Surrounding Dietary Supplements and Foods for Cancer Prevention 22.
Controversies Regarding Commonly Perceived Risk Factors and Cancer 23.
Conclusion Resources References Index