Cancer As An Environmental Disease
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Cancer As An Environmental Disease
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Author : P. Nicolopoulou-Stamati
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2004-03-31
Cancer As An Environmental Disease written by P. Nicolopoulou-Stamati and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03-31 with Medical categories.
During recent decades the somatic mutation theory for the causation of cancer has held sway. The influence of environmental factors in the aetiology of cancer has become a matter of debate between those who maintain that it is largely a degenerative phenomenon and other voices who increasingly support the hypothesis that environmental factors predominate. An examination of some aspects of this debate is the prime purpose of this book. The increasing incidence of cancer across many parts of the world, particularly in children, has happened over a very short period of time in evolutionary terms. One can infer that it is connected to changes in the environment and/or our lifestyles. A major counter-argument to this contention is that rising cancer incidence is mainly because the average life expectancy has increased.These pages contain a number of chapters from specialists in the field who consider, from a number of different perspectives, the currently available evidence that supports the environmental cancer,aetiology hypothesis. This constitutes the first part of the book. In the second part of the book, an examination of the policy implications of accepting that the cancer epidemic may essentially be preventable is presented. This will pose some difficult problems for politicians and decision-makers, who will have to consider adopting policies that may damage the economy in the short term in order to reap health benefits which will only become apparent several decades in the future.
Environmental Pollution And Cancer And Heart And Lung Disease
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Author : Task Force on Environmental Cancer and Heart and Lung Disease (U.S.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
Environmental Pollution And Cancer And Heart And Lung Disease written by Task Force on Environmental Cancer and Heart and Lung Disease (U.S.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Cancer categories.
Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk
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Author : Suzanne H. Reuben
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 2010-10
Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk written by Suzanne H. Reuben and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10 with Health & Fitness categories.
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.
Environmental Cancer And Heart And Lung Disease
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Author : Task Force on Environmental Cancer and Heart and Lung Disease (U.S.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Environmental Cancer And Heart And Lung Disease written by Task Force on Environmental Cancer and Heart and Lung Disease (U.S.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Cancer categories.
Cancer And The Environment
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Author : Institute of Medicine
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2002-09-01
Cancer And The Environment written by Institute of Medicine and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-09-01 with Science categories.
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.
Mass Destruction
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Author : Timothy J. LeCain
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2009-06-22
Mass Destruction written by Timothy J. LeCain and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-22 with History categories.
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.
Human Cancer
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Author : John Higginson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1992-06-04
Human Cancer written by John Higginson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-06-04 with Medical categories.
A summary of the epidemiology of human cancer.
Environmental Factors Genes And The Development Of Human Cancers
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Author : Deodutta Roy
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2010-09-11
Environmental Factors Genes And The Development Of Human Cancers written by Deodutta Roy and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-11 with Medical categories.
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.
Annual Report To Congress By The Task Force On Environmental Cancer And Heart And Lung Disease
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Author : Task Force on Environmental Cancer and Heart and Lung Disease (U.S.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
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 has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Administrative agencies categories.
Breast Cancer And The Environment
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Author : Institute of Medicine
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2012-04-20
Breast Cancer And The Environment written by Institute of Medicine and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-20 with Medical categories.
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.