| Cancer Mortality and Morbidity Patterns in the U.S. Population: An Interdisciplinary Approach Contributor(s): Manton, K. G. (Author), Akushevich, Igor (Author), Kravchenko, Julia (Author) |
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ISBN: 1441926801 ISBN-13: 9781441926807 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $113.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Forensic Medicine - Medical | Oncology - General - Medical | Epidemiology |
| Dewey: 614.599 |
| Series: Statistics for Biology and Health |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.45 lbs) 455 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The purpose of this book is to examine the etiology of cancer in large human populations using mathematical models developed from an inter-disciplinary perspective of the population epidemiological, biodemographic, genetic and physiological basis of the mechanisms of cancer initiation and progression. In addition an investigation of how the basic mechanism of tumor initiation relates to general processes of senescence and to other major chronic diseases (e.g., heart disease and stroke) will be conducted. |