Indoor And Outdoor Air Pollution And Human Cancer (eso Monographs)

The European School of Oncology came into existence to respond to a need for information, education and training in the field of the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. There are two main reasons why such an initiative was considered necessary. Firstly, the teaching of oncology requires a rigorously multidisciplinary approach which is difficult for the Universities to put into practice since their system is mainly disciplinary orientated. Secondly, the rate of technological development that impinges on the diagnosis and treatment of cancer has been so rapid that it is not an easy task for medical faculties to adapt their curricula flexibly. With its residential courses for organ pathologies and the seminars on new techniques (laser, monoclonal antibodies, imaging techniques etc.) or on the principal therapeutic controversies (conservative or mutilating surgery, primary or adjuvant chemotherapy, radiotherapy alone or integrated), it is the ambition of the European School of Oncology to fill a cultural and scientific gap and, thereby, create a bridge between the University and Industry and between these two and daily medical practice. One of the more recent initiatives of ESO has been the institution of permanent study groups, also called task forces, where a limited number of leading experts are invited to meet once a year with the aim of defining the state of the art and possibly reaching a consensus on future developments in specific fields of oncology. Front Matter....Pages i-vii Introduction....Pages 1-1 Outdoor and Indoor Air Pollution and Cancer: An Old and New Problem....Pages 3-16 Sources, Nature and Levels of Air Pollutants....Pages 17-66 Sources, Nature and Levels of Indoor Air Pollutants....Pages 67-87 Environmental Carcinogens: Assessment of Exposure and Effect....Pages 89-102 Experimental Evidence for the Carcinogenicity of Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollutants....Pages 103-118 Epidemiological Evidence on Indoor Air Pollution and Cancer....Pages 119-134 Epidemiological Evidence on Outdoor Air Pollution and Cancer....Pages 135-148 The Economics of Controlling Outdoor and Indoor Air Pollution....Pages 149-162 This monograph is possibly the most comprehensive review of available information on sources of air pollution and the risk for cancer that it may entail. It combines contributions by internationally recognized experts in different disciplines, ranging from epidemiology to genetics and carcinogenesis. This monograph provides all available information on the various sources of air pollution. Each one is examined in terms of cancer risks, and experts in the field contribute papers on epidemiology, genetics and carcinogenesis.