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A Quick Guide to Cancer EpidemiologyOverview of the Major Causes of Human Cancer

A Quick Guide to Cancer Epidemiology: Overview of the Major Causes of Human Cancer [Tobacco smoking is the main single cause of human cancer worldwide (IARC 2004) and the largest cause of death and disease. It is the key cause of lung cancer, and a major cause of cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx, nasal cavity, larynx, oesophagus, stomach, pancreas, uterine cervix, kidney and bladder, as well as of myeloid leukemia. In high-resource countries, tobacco smoking causes approximately 30 % of all human cancers (Doll and Peto 2005). In many medium- and low-income countries, the burden of tobacco-related cancer is still lower, given the relatively recent start of the epidemics of smoking, which will however result in a greater numbers of cancer in the future, in the absence of adequate intervention to control tobacco.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Quick Guide to Cancer EpidemiologyOverview of the Major Causes of Human Cancer

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Springer International Publishing
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© The Author(s) 2014
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978-3-319-05067-6
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77 –88
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-05068-3_5
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Abstract

[Tobacco smoking is the main single cause of human cancer worldwide (IARC 2004) and the largest cause of death and disease. It is the key cause of lung cancer, and a major cause of cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx, nasal cavity, larynx, oesophagus, stomach, pancreas, uterine cervix, kidney and bladder, as well as of myeloid leukemia. In high-resource countries, tobacco smoking causes approximately 30 % of all human cancers (Doll and Peto 2005). In many medium- and low-income countries, the burden of tobacco-related cancer is still lower, given the relatively recent start of the epidemics of smoking, which will however result in a greater numbers of cancer in the future, in the absence of adequate intervention to control tobacco.]

Published: Feb 21, 2014

Keywords: Tobacco smoking; Dietary factors; Obesity; Physical exercise; Alcohol drinking; Infectious agents; Pollution; Ionizing radiation; Non-ionizing radiation; Genetic factors

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