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Light pollution as a new risk factor for human breast and prostate cancers / / Abraham Haim and Boris A. Portnov
| Light pollution as a new risk factor for human breast and prostate cancers / / Abraham Haim and Boris A. Portnov |
| Autore | Haim Abraham |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht, : Springer, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (165 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.99449071 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PortnovB. A (Boris Adol'fovich) |
| Soggetto topico |
Breast - Cancer - Risk factors
Prostate - Cancer - Risk factors |
| ISBN | 94-007-6220-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Introduction -- PART 1: ARTIFICIAL LIGHT AND HUMAN TEMPORAL ORGANIZATION -- Artificial light and its physicochemical properties (by Fabio Falchi) -- Light and dark cycles as a basis of temporal organization -- The biological clock and its entrainment by photoperiod -- LAN exposure and its potential effects on daily rhythms and seasonal disruptions -- Melatonin (MLT) –“hormone of darkness” and a “jack of all traits” -- PART II: LIGHT POLLUTION, ITS KNOWN HEALTH EFFECTS AND IMPACT ON ENERGY CONSERVATION -- Introduction and spread of artificial illumination – a human history retrospective -- Biological definition of light pollution -- Light pollution as a general stressor -- The effects of light pollution on animal rhythms and ecology -- Light pollution and hormone-dependent cancers: summary of accumulated empirical evidence -- PART III: LIGHT POLLUTION AND ITS POTENTIAL LINKS TO BREAST AND PROSTATE CANCERS -- Geographic patterns of breast and prostate cancers (BC&PC) worldwide -- Light pollution and its association with breast and prostate cancers (BC&PC) in population-level studies -- Selected methodological issues of Light-at-Night (LAN) – Breast and Prostate Cancers (BC&PC) research -- Dark-less world – what is next? (Conclusions and prospects for future research) -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ADDITIONAL READING. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910437829903321 |
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| Dordrecht, : Springer, 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Obesity and breast cancer : the role of dysregulated estrogen metabolism / / Kristy A. Brown, Evan R. Simpson
| Obesity and breast cancer : the role of dysregulated estrogen metabolism / / Kristy A. Brown, Evan R. Simpson |
| Autore | Brown Kristy A |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Springer, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 56 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Disciplina |
572.6
616.99/4071 |
| Collana | SpringerBriefs in Cancer Research |
| Soggetto topico |
Enzymes
Breast - Cancer - Etiology Breast - Cancer - Risk factors Metabolism - Disorders Obesity Oncology |
| ISBN | 1-4899-8002-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Estrogens, adiposity and the menopause -- The link between obesity and breast cancer: Epidemiological evidence -- Adipose-derived and obesity-related factors and breast cancer -- Estrogen biosynthesis -- Therapies aimed at breaking the linkage between obesity and breast cancer -- Conclusions. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910298354103321 |
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Brown Kristy A
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| New York : , : Springer, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Risky genes : genetics, breast cancer, and Jewish identity / / Jessica Mozersky
| Risky genes : genetics, breast cancer, and Jewish identity / / Jessica Mozersky |
| Autore | Mozersky Jessica |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (177 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.99/449071 |
| Collana | Genetics and society |
| Soggetto topico |
Breast - Cancer - Risk factors
Cancer - Risk factors Jewish women - Health risk assessment Women - Health risk assessment |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-203-10257-6
1-283-89462-9 1-136-24067-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Setting the scene: Ashkenazi Jews and genetic disease -- The "Ashkenazi BRCA mutations" -- Re-thinking the consequences of medical genetic research -- On being Jewish -- History, memory and the BRCA genes -- Future generations -- Conclusion. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452522603321 |
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Mozersky Jessica
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| Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Risky genes : genetics, breast cancer, and Jewish identity / / Jessica Mozersky
| Risky genes : genetics, breast cancer, and Jewish identity / / Jessica Mozersky |
| Autore | Mozersky Jessica |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (177 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.99/449071 |
| Collana | Genetics and society |
| Soggetto topico |
Breast - Cancer - Risk factors
Cancer - Risk factors Jewish women - Health risk assessment Women - Health risk assessment |
| ISBN |
1-136-24066-7
0-203-10257-6 1-283-89462-9 1-136-24067-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Setting the scene: Ashkenazi Jews and genetic disease -- The "Ashkenazi BRCA mutations" -- Re-thinking the consequences of medical genetic research -- On being Jewish -- History, memory and the BRCA genes -- Future generations -- Conclusion. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779450903321 |
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Mozersky Jessica
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| Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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