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Cancer and the environment : gene-environment interaction / Samuel Wilson [et al.], editors ; Roundtable on Environment Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine, Board on Health Science Policy, Institute of Medicine.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Carcinogenesis--Congresses.
- Carcinogenesis.
- Cancer--Genetic aspects--Congresses.
- Cancer.
- Cancer--Environmental aspects--Congresses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (160 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. (2101 Constitution Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20418) : National Academy Press, c2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- ""Front Matter""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Charge to Participants and Workshop Objectives""; ""2 Keynote Addresses""; ""3 The Links Between Environmental Factors, Genetics, and the Development of Cancer""; ""4 Gene�Environment Interaction in Special Populations""; ""5 Gene�Environment Interaction in Site-Specific Cancers""; ""6 Special Address: A Novel Approach to Cancer Treatment Based on Immune Stimulation and Other Environmental Approaches""; ""7 Cancer and the Environment: A View from the Hill""; ""8 Moving Forward""; ""Abstracts of Talks""
- ""References""""Appendix A Glossary""; ""Appendix B Workshop Agenda""; ""Appendix C Speakers and Panelists""; ""Appendix D Workshop Participants""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 108-117).
- ISBN:
- 9786610183517
- 9780309169240
- 0309169240
- 9781280183515
- 1280183519
- 9780309505062
- 0309505062
- OCLC:
- 923256427
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