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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455997203321

Titolo

Cancer and the environment [[electronic resource] ] : gene-environment interaction / / Samuel Wilson [et al.], editors ; Roundtable on Environment Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine, Board on Health Science Policy, Institute of Medicine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. (2101 Constitution Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20418), : National Academy Press, c2002

ISBN

1-280-18351-9

9786610183517

0-309-50506-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (160 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WilsonSamuel H. <1939-2021.>

Disciplina

616.99/4071

Soggetti

Carcinogenesis

Cancer - Genetic aspects

Cancer - Environmental aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 108-117).

Nota di contenuto

""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""