Cancer epidemiology. v. 1, Host susceptibility factors / edited by Mukesh Verma. — New York, N.Y. : Humana Press, c2009. – (58.17/M592/v.471)

Contents

    Contents
    
    Preface
    Contributors
    Contents of Volume II
    PART I: CANCER INCIDENCE， PREVALENCE， MORTALITY AND SURVEILLANCE
    1. Cancer Occurrence
    2. Cancer Registry Databases" An Overview of Techniques of Statistical Analysis and Impact on Cancer Epidemiolog
    3. Breast Cancer in Asia
    4. Cancer Epidemiology in the United States: Racial， Social， and Economic Factors
    5. Epidemiology of Multiple Primary Cancers
    6. Cancer Screenings， Diagnostic Technolog3r Evolution， and Cancer Control
    PART II: METHODS， TECHNOLOGIES AND STUDY DESIGN IN CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY
    8. Evaluation of Environmental and Personal Susceptibility Characteristics That Modify Genetic Risks
    9. Introduction to the Use of Regression Models in Epidemio|ogy
    10. Proteomics and Cancer Epidemiology
    11. Different Study Designs in the Epidemiology of Cancer: Case-Comrol vs Cohort Studies
    12. Methods and Approaches in Using Secondary Data Sources to Study Race and Ethnicity Using Secondary Data Sources Factors
    13. Statistical Methods in Cancer Epidemiologic Studies
    14. Methods in Cancer Epigenetics and Epidemiology
    PART III: HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY FACTORS IN CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY
    15. Mitochondrial DNA Polymorphism and Risk of Cancer 291
    16. Polymorphisms of DNA Repair Genes: ADPRT， XRCC1 and XPD and Cancer Risk in Genetic Epidemiology 305
    17. Risk Factors and Gene Expression in Esophageal Cancer 335
    18. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in DNA Repair Genes and Prostate Cancer Risk 361
    19. Linking the Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus (KSHV/HHV- 8) to Human Malignancies
    20. Cancer Cohort Consortium Approach: Cancer Epidemiology in Immunosuppressed Groups
    21. Do Viruses Cause Breast Cancer?
    22. Epidemiology of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) in Cervical Mucosa 439
    23. Epigenetic Targets in Cancer Epidemiology
    24. Epidemiology of Lung Cancer Prognosis: Quantity and Quality of Life
    25. Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome: The Impact of Race on Uptake of Genetic Counseling and Testing
    Index