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Alcohol and Cancer
. Ed(S): Zakhari, Samir; Vasiliou, Vasilis; Guo, Q. Max
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Hardback. The World Health Organization has identified chronic alcohol consumption as one of the top ten risk factors for disease worldwide. This volume reviews the state of the art in alcohol-related cancer research in ten chapters. Editor(s): Zakhari, Samir; Vasiliou, Vasilis; Guo, Q. Max. Num Pages: 243 pages, 13 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL; MMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 566.
The World Health Organization has identified chronic alcohol consumption as one of the top ten risk factors for worldwide burden of disease. The International Agency for Research on Cancer has identified alcohol as carcinogenic to humans, including cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract, colon, liver and breast. Alcohol’s actions may be direct e.g. effects on retinoic acid and one-carbon metabolism, or indirect, through metabolites such as acetaldehyde and reactive oxygen species or through various signaling pathways that influence cell cycle and apoptosis that may contribute to carcinogenesis. This report reviews the state of the art in alcohol-related cancer research in ... Read more
The World Health Organization has identified chronic alcohol consumption as one of the top ten risk factors for worldwide burden of disease. The International Agency for Research on Cancer has identified alcohol as carcinogenic to humans, including cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract, colon, liver and breast. Alcohol’s actions may be direct e.g. effects on retinoic acid and one-carbon metabolism, or indirect, through metabolites such as acetaldehyde and reactive oxygen species or through various signaling pathways that influence cell cycle and apoptosis that may contribute to carcinogenesis. This report reviews the state of the art in alcohol-related cancer research in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
Number of Pages
243
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461400394
SKU
V9781461400394
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About . Ed(S): Zakhari, Samir; Vasiliou, Vasilis; Guo, Q. Max
Chapter 1. Alcohol as a Human Carcinogen, Philip J. Brooks, Ph.D. Chapter 2. Overview of Tumorigenesis, William C. Dunty, Jr., Ph.D. Chapter 3. Alcohol and Cancer Epidemiology, R Thomas Gentry, Ph.D. Chapter 4. Alcohol Metabolism and Its Implications for Cancer, Gary J. Murray, Ph.D., Philip J. Brooks, Ph.D., and Samir Zakhari, Ph.D. Chapter 5. Epigenetics, Alcohol, ... Read more
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