| Cancer as an Environmental Disease 2004 Edition Contributor(s): Nicolopoulou-Stamati, Polyxeni (Editor), Hens, Luc (Editor), Howard, Vyvyan C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1402020198 ISBN-13: 9781402020193 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2004 Annotation: These pages contain a number of chapters from specialists in the field who consider, from a number of different perspectives, the currently available evidence that supports the environmental cancer aetiology hypothesis. This constitutes the first part of the book. In the second part of the book, an examination of the policy implications of accepting that the cancer epidemic may essentially be preventable is presented. This will pose some difficult problems for politicians and decision-makers, who will have to consider adopting policies that may damage the economy in the short term in order to reap health benefits which will only become apparent several decades in the future. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Oncology - General - Medical | Administration - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| Dewey: 616.994 |
| LCCN: 2004042147 |
| Series: Environmental Science and Technology Library |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.5" W x 9.66" (1.13 lbs) 215 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: - Controversial topic because many of the proposed solutions or policies may damage the economy in the short term in order to reap health benefits which will only become apparent several decades in the future - Each chapter is written by experts in the field throughout the world |