Cancer Sourcebook provides updated information to help readers understand cancer risk factors, cancer prevention efforts, and the ongoing effort to develop better treatments.
Front Cover._x000D_
Half Title Page._x000D_
Title Page._x000D_
Copyright Page._x000D_
Table of Contents._x000D_
Preface._x000D_
Cancer Overview._x000D_
1: Cancer Defined._x000D_
2: Cancer Classification._x000D_
3: Cancer Symptoms._x000D_
4: Metastatic Cancer._x000D_
5: Cancer Clusters._x000D_
Risk Factors and Cancer Prevention._x000D_
6: Factors That Are Known to Increase the Risk of Cancer._x000D_
7: Asbestos Exposure and Cancer._x000D_
8: Cancer Risks Associated with Pregnancy, Contraceptives, and Menopausal Hormones._x000D_
9: Diethylstilbestrol (DES) and Cancer._x000D_
10: HIV Infection and Cancer._x000D_
11: HPV and Cancer._x000D_
12: Helicobacter Pylori and Cancer._x000D_
13: Cell Phones and Cancer Risk._x000D_
14: Magnetic Field Exposure and Cancer._x000D_
15: Accidents at Nuclear Power Plants and Cancer Risk._x000D_
16: Radon and Cancer._x000D_
17: Cancer Prevention Overview._x000D_
18: Diet Factors._x000D_
19: Cancer Screening._x000D_
Cancer Types._x000D_
20: Neurological Cancers._x000D_
21: Head and Neck Cancer._x000D_
22: Respiratory / Thoracic Cancer._x000D_
23: Gastrointestinal / Digestive Cancer._x000D_
24: Genito-Urinary Cancers._x000D_
25: Gynecological Cancer._x000D_
26: Germ Cell Cancer._x000D_
27: Musculo-Skeletal Cancer._x000D_
28: Skin Cancer._x000D_
29: HIV-Related Cancer._x000D_
30: Cancer of Unknown Primaries._x000D_
31: Leukemia._x000D_
32: Lymphoma._x000D_
33: Other Types of Hematological Cancer._x000D_
Cancer Detection and Diagnosis._x000D_
34: Cancer Staging._x000D_
35: Computed Tomography (CT) Scans and Cancer._x000D_
36: Mammograms._x000D_
37: BRCA1 and BRCA2: Cancer Risk and Genetic Testing._x000D_
38: Genetic Testing for Hereditary Cancer Syndromes._x000D_
39: Pap and HPV Testing._x000D_
40: Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test._x000D_
41: Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy._x000D_
42: Tests to Detect Colorectal Cancer and Polyps._x000D_