| Document ID (ISN) | 37869 |
| CIS number |
82-1094 |
| ISBN(s) |
92-9018-063-3 |
| Year |
1981 |
| Convention or series no. |
UICC Technical Report Series - Vol.63
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| Author(s) |
Laerum O.D., Iversen O.H.
International Union Against Cancer |
| Title |
Biology of skin cancer |
| Bibliographic information |
Hans Huber Publishers, Länggasstrasse 76, 3000 Bern 9, Switzerland, 1981. 263p. 992 ref. Price: SF.44.00. |
| Abstract |
This report of the workshop held 12-16 Jan. 1981 in Geneva, Switzerland covers: a brief history of skin cancer and carcinogenesis research; normal skin; skin cancer (geographical and racial variations, genetic factors, classification, biological properties); criteria of malignancy (human and animal); chemical carcinogenesis (environmental carcinogens, experimental models, epidermal cell proliferation kinetics, biochemical mechanisms, short-term tests for carcinogens); ultraviolet radiation carcinogenesis; ionising radiation carcinogenesis; viral carcinogenesis; the immune system in human carcinogenesis; stroma and tumour invasiveness; role of ageing in carcinogenesis; conclusions and implications, recommendations for future research. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
ionizing radiation; carcinogens; skin cancer; virus diseases; ultraviolet radiation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Switzerland; animal experiments; immunology; neoplasms; age-linked differences; conference; research |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Skin diseases
Viral diseases (other than aids)
Non-ionizing radiation
Ionizing radiation
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
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