Cancer and Energy Balance, Epidemiology and Overview
Title | Cancer and Energy Balance, Epidemiology and Overview PDF eBook |
Author | Nathan A. Berger |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 316 |
Release | 2010-06-16 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 1441955151 |
Energy Balance and Cancer, Epidemiology and Overview is the first in a series of monographs to address the multiple facets of the world wide pandemic of overweight and obesity and its relation to cancer. This volume, authored by leading experts in their perspective fields, provides a broad and comprehensive overview of the problem from the epidemiologic viewpoint with focus on both general and special populations as well as a description of potential molecular mechanisms and reviews of the latest studies of factors impacting the association of energy balance and cancer including the effects of genetics, caloric restriction, exercise, behavior and the built environment. The collected chapters and the authors contributing to this initial volume represent a transdisciplinary approach to analyze and develop novel approaches to understand and solve what, up to now, is a globally refractory problem. The book is written to be understandable and informative to individuals from all concerned disciplines. It should serve to orient students, investigators, nutritionists, public health officials, community planners, clinicians and policy makers to the extent of the problem, its multiple dimensions and potential approaches for research and corrective interventions.
Impact of Energy Balance on Cancer Disparities
Title | Impact of Energy Balance on Cancer Disparities PDF eBook |
Author | Deborah J. Bowen |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2016-09-17 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 9783319345451 |
This volume reviews disparities in cancer genetics, etiology, treatment and survivorship that are associated with differences in energy balance and how those differences and disparities may be affected by geography, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, biology, behavior and others. State-of-the-art strategies are outlined to alter these problems at the individual, community and policy levels. The book provides a comprehensive assessment of the multiple contributions of disparities in energy balance and how they affect cancer. this volume should constitute a valuable resource to disparity focused investigators at all levels and serves an important guide to professionals that deal with these issues, especially those who determine and implement policy.
Energy Balance and Gastrointestinal Cancer
Title | Energy Balance and Gastrointestinal Cancer PDF eBook |
Author | Sanford D. Markowitz |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2012-03-09 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 146142366X |
The gastrointestinal track provides one of the distinct systems where multiple malignancies, including adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, esophagus and colon are each associated with obesity. This unique association is covered in this volume of Energy Balance and Cancer from the epidemiologic, biologic and potential etiologic viewpoint. The focus on possible dietary contribution as well as the role of exercise in prevention and therapy is presented in both animal model and patient based studies. Special focus is provided also on the role of genetic mutations and inflammatory pathways as drivers of these obesity related gastrointestinal malignancies. Overall, this volume on Energy Balance and Gastrointestinal Malignancies should be valuable to Epidemiologists, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists, as well as to students and researchers from multiple disciplines interested in understanding and disrupting the association between obesity and cancer.
Energy Balance and Prostate Cancer
Title | Energy Balance and Prostate Cancer PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth A. Platz |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 197 |
Release | 2017-09-18 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 331964940X |
This volume provides a comprehensive treatise on the latest studies linking prostate cancer with energy balance, which together constitute a major challenge and opportunity for research scientists and clinicians especially those dealing with the expanding population of older men confronted with obesity and associated comorbidities. This volume should be a valuable resource to physicians, oncologists, urologists, endocrinologists, nurses, nutritionists, dieticians, and exercise therapists dealing with men with energy balance issues and/or questions regarding the linkage between energy balance and cancer. Moreover, this volume should serve as an important resource for cancer researchers especially for scientists studying lifestyle modification and prevention strategies to better understand and disrupt the linkage between obesity and cancer.
Physical Activity, Dietary Calorie Restriction, and Cancer
Title | Physical Activity, Dietary Calorie Restriction, and Cancer PDF eBook |
Author | Anne McTiernan |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 187 |
Release | 2010-11-18 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 1441975519 |
The World Health Organization estimates that 25 percent of common cancers can be prevented through regular physical activity and weight control. Common cancers linked to overweight/obesity and a sedentary lifestyle include breast, colon, endometrium, pancreas, renal, esophageal, and several others. There are several plausible mechanisms linking lack of physical activity and increased adiposity to cancer risk, supported by results from animal experiments and human intervention studies.
Textbook of Cancer Epidemiology
Title | Textbook of Cancer Epidemiology PDF eBook |
Author | Hans-Olov Adami |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 625 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 0195109694 |
This superb text offers an overview of the epidemiology and primary prevention for most forms of human cancer. It summarizes concepts and methods of epidemiology, the biology of cancer, cancer genetics, and the emerging potential of biomarkers. Then it reviews specific cancer sites in a consistent way, providing clinical and pathological outlines, descriptive epidemiology, and a comprehensive account of traditional and molecular risk factors and their etiological importance.
A Quick Guide to Cancer Epidemiology
Title | A Quick Guide to Cancer Epidemiology PDF eBook |
Author | Paolo Boffetta |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 110 |
Release | 2014-03-22 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 3319050680 |
A Quick Guide to Cancer Epidemiology is an ideal addition to Springer Briefs in Cancer Research. The Brief provides core concepts in cancer epidemiology and also gives a snapshot of the epidemiology of seventeen human cancers. The Brief aims to provide-with quantitative focus-estimates of the global burden of neoplasms, of recent and likely future trends, distribution, causes and strategies for prevention for major groups of cancers. Finally, the Brief will give an overview of severals factors that cause cancer including dietary factors, tobacco smoking, obesity and alcohol consumption.