Cancer Prevention and Screening - Concepts, Principles and Controversies

Winner of the Council Chair's Choice Award at the 2019 British Medical Association Awards.
Cancer Prevention and Screening offers physicians and all clinical healthcare professionals a comprehensive, useful source of the latest information on cancer screening and prevention with both a global and a multidisciplinary perspective.

• Includes background information on epidemiology, cancer prevention, and cancer screening, for quick reference 
• Offers the latest information for clinical application of the most recent techniques in prevention and screening of all major and many lesser cancer types 
• Emphasises the importance of multidisciplinary teamwork in cancer screening 
• Highlights frequent dilemmas and difficulties encountered during cancer screening 
• Provides clear-cut clinical strategies for optimal patient education, communication, and compliance with cancer prevention techniques

ROSALIND A. EELES, MA (Cantab), PhD, FRCP, FRCR, FMedSCI is Professor of Oncogenetics and Team Leader in Oncogenetics at The Institute of Cancer Research and an Honorary Consultant in Cancer Genetics and Clinical Oncology at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK CHRISTINE D. BERG, MD is Special Advisor to the Director, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Maryland, USA JEFFREY S. TOBIAS, MA (Cantab), MD, FRCP, FRCR is Professor of Cancer Medicine at the Department of Oncology, University College London, and Honorary Consultant at University College Hospital Foundation Trust, London, UK