Current Problems in the Epidemiology of Cancer and Lymphomas : Recent Results in Cancer Research

Recent Results in Cancer Research: Current Problems in the Epidemiology of Cancer and Lymphomas is a collection of papers that tackles the various areas of concerns in cancer research. The text covers the general problems, such as the histopathological definition and classification of tumors. The book also deals with the various types of cancer, such as breast, liver, and prostrate cancers. The selection will be of great use for medical researchers and practitioners, particularly those who are involved in treating and studying cancers. Content: Recent Results in Cancer Research , Page i Dedication , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv List of Participants , Pages vii-viii Opening Remarks , Pages 1-2 The World Health Organization's Programme for the Histopathological Definition and Classification of Tumours , Pages 3-5 , L.H. SOBIN Investigation on the Epidemiological Significance of Detailed Cancer Data — Preliminary Results , Pages 7-28 , RUTH STEINITZ, CORINA COSTIN Multiplicity of Lung Tumour Classifications , Pages 29-35 , L.H. SOBIN The Significance of Asbestos in Tissue , Pages 37-46 , J.C. WAGNER Histologic Classification as a Problem in the Epidemiology of Thyroid Cancer , Pages 47-55 , K. FRANSSILA, E. SAXÉN Leukemia and Thyroid Carcinoma Found among A-Bomb Survivors in Hiroshima , Pages 57-83 , SUSUMU WATANABE, YUKIO SHIMOSATO, TAKESHI OHKITA, HARUO EZAKI, TAKAO SHIGEMITSU, NANAO KAMATA Migrant Studies in Alimentary Tract Cancer , Pages 85-97 , JERZY STASZEWSKI Histological Types of Gastric Cancer and its Relationship with Intestinal Metaplasia , Pages 99-105 , NUBIA MUÑOZ, IVAN MATKO Primary Carcinomas of the Liver in Hong Kong: Some Possible Aetiological Factors , Pages 107-118 , J.B. GIBSON, W.C. CHAN Recent Techniques and Hypotheses in the Epidemiology of Liver Cancer , Pages 119-124 , A.J. TUYNS The Aflatoxins and Human Liver Cancer , Pages 125-129 , C.A. LINSELL, F.G. PEERS Latent Carcinoma of the Prostate , Pages 131-137 , IVAR LIAVÅG, THORSTEIN B. HARBITZ, OLAV A. HAUGEN Mortality and Morbidity of Prostatic Carcinoma , Pages 139-147 , G. DHOM, M. HOHBACH The Incidence of Carcinoma of Prostate: An Epidemiological Survey , Pages 149-155 , L.M. FRANKS Correlates of Histologic Differentiation of Carcinoma of the Penis: Results from a Five Year Survey in Uganda, 1964—1968 , Pages 157-164 , R. SCHMAUZ Cervical Carcinogenesis: An Epidemiologic Model Adaptable to Control Programs , Pages 165-176 , I.D. ROTKIN Hormones in the Aetiology and Clinical Course of Breast Cancer , Pages 177-183 , D.Y. WANG, MARGARET C. SWAIN, J.L. HAYWARD, R.D. BULBROOK The Ovarian Etiology of Human Breast Cancer , Pages 185-192 , BRIAN MACMAHON, PHILIP COLE Primary Intestinal Lymphoma: Clinical Manifestations and Possible Effect of Environmental Factors , Pages 193-199 , BRACHA RAMOT, AMIRA MANY Detection and Assessment of Case Clustering in Burkitt's Lymphoma and Hodgkin's Disease , Pages 201-209 , A.G. BAIKIE, L.J. KINLEN, M.C. PIKE Epidemiologic and Immunologic Considerations on the Pathogenesis of Burkitt's Tumor , Pages 211-224 , GERHARD KRÜGER, GREGORY T. O'CONOR Etiology of Burkitt's Lymphoma , Pages 225-226 , GUY DE-THÉ Epidemics of Hodgkin's Disease , Pages 227-233 , J.N.P. DAVIES Hodgkin's Disease in Childhood — An Epidemiological Study in Northern Germany , Pages 235-240 , H. DÖRKEN, H. SINGER-BAKKER Subject Index , Pages 241-248 Monographs already Published , Pages 249-250