Introduction to the Cellular and Molecular Biology of Cancer by Peter Selby, Peter J. Selby (Editor) Margaret A. Knowles

By Peter Selby, Peter J. Selby (Editor) Margaret A. Knowles

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7 Medical carcinogens (non-radiation) . . . . . . . . . 8 Environmental pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Genetic predisposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Mutagens and mutational spectra in relation to cancer types. 3 Implications for cancer prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 million deaths, an increase of about 22% since 1990 (Ferlay et al. 2001). Cancer causes 10% of all deaths worldwide and is second only to cardiovascular disease as the main cause of death in developed countries.

1 Tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Infections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Dietary-related factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Reproductive and hormonal factors . . . . . . . . . 5 Radiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Occupational carcinogens . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Medical carcinogens (non-radiation) . . . . . . . . . 8 Environmental pollution .

4 Reproductive and hormonal factors . . . . . . . . . 5 Radiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Occupational carcinogens . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Medical carcinogens (non-radiation) . . . . . . . . . 8 Environmental pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Genetic predisposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Mutagens and mutational spectra in relation to cancer types. 3 Implications for cancer prevention .

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