Cancer Risk Assessment

The assessment of cancer risk is a complex process that requires the examination of etiological agents, real-world environments, and individual rates of exposure. This reference offers practical approaches to determining cancer risk in individuals, groups of exposed persons, and the general public in relation to individual genetic and acquired susceptibilities. It builds a solid background in carcinogenesis and molecular epidemiology and studies the role of genetics and gene--environment interactions in cancer risk. It also discusses how cancer is inherited and which genes may cause cancer in families and describes differences in cancer risks and rates among racial and ethnic groups.