Cancer sourcebook : basic consumer health information about major forms and stages of cancer, featuring facts about head and neck cancers, lung cancers, gastrointestinal cancers, genito-urinary cancers, lymphomas, blood cell cancers, endocrine cancers, skin cancers, bone cancers, metastatic cancers, and more : along with facts about cancer treatments, cancer risks and prevention, a glossary of related terms, statistical data, and a directory of resources for additional information.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jones, Keith, editor.

Series:

Health reference series (Unnumbered)

Health Reference Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cancer--Popular works.

Cancer.

Cancer--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 1318 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

7th ed.

Place of Publication:

Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Provides updated information about common types of cancer affecting the central nervous system, endocrine system, lungs, digestive and urinary tracts, blood cells, immune system, skin, bones, and other body systems.

Contents:

Table of Contents; Preface; Part One Cancer Overview; Chapter 1 Cancer Defined; Chapter 2 Cancer Classification; Chapter 3 Cancer Symptoms; Chapter 4 Metastatic Cancer; Chapter 5 Cancer Clusters; Part Two Risk Factors and Cancer Prevention; Chapter 6 Factors That Are Known to Increase the Risk of Cancer; Section 6.1-Cigarette Smoking; Section 6.2-"Light" Cigarettes and Cancer Risk; Section 6.3-Cigar Smoking and Cancer; Section 6.4-Secondhand Smoke and Cancer; Section 6.5-Smokeless Tobacco and Cancer; Chapter 7 Asbestos Exposure and Cancer

Chapter 8 Cancer Risks Associated with Pregnancy, Contraceptives, and Menopausal HormonesSection 8.1-Reproductive History and Breast Cancer Risk; Section 8.2-Oral Contraceptives and Cancer Risk; Section 8.3-Menopausal Hormone Use; Chapter 9 Diethylstilbestrol (DES) and Cancer; Chapter 10 HIV Infection and Cancer; Chapter 11 HPV and Cancer; Chapter 12 Helicobacter Pylori and Cancer; Chapter 13 Cell Phones and Cancer Risk; Chapter 14 Magnetic Field Exposure and Cancer; Chapter 15 Accidents at Nuclear Power Plants and Cancer Risk; Chapter 16 Radon and Cancer

Chapter 17 Cancer Prevention OverviewChapter 18 Diet Factors; Section 18.1-Guide to Healthy Eating and Cooking Methods; Section 18.2-Anti Oxidants and Cancer Prevention; Chapter 19 Cancer Screening; Part Three Cancer Types; Chapter 20 Neurological Cancers; Section 20.1-Adult Brain Tumors; Section 20.2-Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors; Section 20.3-Neuroblastoma; Section 20.4-Pituitary Tumors; Chapter 21 Head and Neck Cancer; Section 21.1-Laryngeal Cancer; Section 21.2-Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer; Section 21.3-Metastatic Squamous Cancer Neck with Occult Primary

Section 25.6-Vaginal Cancer

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 7, 2015).

ISBN:

9781785395673

178539567X

9780780813960

0780813960