Main description:

The purpose of this book is to provide a current perspective on the epidemiology head and neck cancer. Cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx comprise an important group of tumors with diverse international patterns of incidence and mortality, established risk factors, suggested association with a virus, and potential genetic susceptibility determinants. These tumors offer a unique insight into mechanisms of cancer initiation and progression and gene-exposure interaction.

Contents:

Epidemiology, Pathogenesis and Prevention of Head and Neck Cancer A.F. Olshan, Editor 1. Classification and Molecular Genetic Models (W. Koch, Melanie. Nance) 2. Descriptive Epidemiology: U.S. SEER Patterns (Linda Brown, Gloria Gridley, Susan Devesa, NCI) 3. Descriptive Epidemiology: International Patterns (Mia Hashibe, Jacques Ferlay and Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan International Agency for Research on Cancer) 4. Risk Factors: Tobacco and Alcohol (Mia Hashibe, International Agency for Research on Cancer) 5. Risk Factors: Human Papillomavirus (Anil Chaturvedi and Maura L Gillison, The Ohio State University, Anil Chaturvedi, NCI) 6. Risk Factors: Dietary Factors (Ersilia Lucenteforte,, Werner Garavello, Cristina Bosetti, Carlo La Vecchia, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche) 7. Risk Factors: Occupation, Medical, and Other factors (Andrew Olshan, Kimon Divaris, University of North Carolina) 8. Host Susceptibility and Molecular Epidemiology (Li-E Wang, Guojun Li, Erich Sturgis, Qingyi Wei, MD Anderson Cancer Center) 9. Chemoprevention (William N. William Jr., Christopher H. Lieu, and Scott M. Lippman, MD Anderson Cancer Center)