Occupational Cancers

This book is a comprehensive guide to occupational factors of malignant diseases. It discusses potentially work-related malignancies, in the context of exposure assessment, specific clinical and pathological features of occupational cancer and biomarkers of exposure and disease. Epidemiological data...

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Other Authors: Anttila, Sisko (Editor), Boffetta, Paolo (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Springer London 2014, 2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Historical Overview of Occupational Cancer Research
  • Genetics and Gene-Environment Interactions
  • Mechanisms of Environmental and Occupational Carcinogenesis
  • Cancer of the Oral Cavity, Pharynx and Nasopharynx
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Cancers of the Intestine, Liver and Biliary Tract
  • Sinonasal Cancer
  • Laryngeal Cancer
  • Lung cancer (exposure assessment, pathology, epidemiology)
  • Lung Cancer: Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis
  • Lung Cancer: Genetic Susceptibility
  • Lung Cancer: Molecular Markers
  • Malignant Mesothelioma: Epidemiology
  • Malignant Mesothelioma: Clinical and Imaging Findings
  • Malignant Mesothelioma: Asbestos Exposure
  • Malignant Mesothelioma: Pathology
  • Malignant Mesothelioma: Mechanism of Carcinogenesis
  • Malignant Mesothelioma: Genetic Susceptibility
  • Malignant Mesothelioma: Molecular Markers
  • Neoplasm of Soft Tissues
  • Malignant Neoplasms of the Skin
  • Breast Cancer
  • Malignant Tumors of the Female Reproductive System
  • Malignant Tumors of the Male Reproductive System
  • Kidney Cancer
  • Bladder Cancer
  • Malignant Tumors of the Central Nervous System
  • Lymphohematopoietic Malignancies
  • Occupational Cancer Burden
  • Occupational Carcinogens and Cancer in Children
  • Strategies for Primary Prevention of Occupational Cancer
  • Screening for Occupational Cancer
  • Role of Registers in Occupational Cancer Control
  • Appendix I Questionnaire on Exposure to Asbestos