The Role of Obesity in Cancer Survival and Recurrence: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309253345, 9780309253338

Obesity and Cancer 9789811618451, 9789811618468

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Leveraging Food Technology for Obesity Prevention and Reduction Efforts: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309212625, 9780309212618

Obesity is a major public health challenge. More than one-third of the U.S. adult population is considered obese, a figu

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Childhood Obesity Prevention in Texas : Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309144186, 9780309144179

Childhood Obesity Prevention in Texas summarizes the information gathered at a workshop held February 5-6, 2009, in Aust

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Delivering Affordable Cancer Care in the 21st Century : Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309269469, 9780309269445

Rising health care costs are a central fiscal challenge confronting the United States. National spending on health care

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Informatics Needs and Challenges in Cancer Research : Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309259491, 9780309259484

As information technology becomes an integral part of health care, it is important to collect and analyze data in a way

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Contemporary Issues for Protecting Patients in Cancer Research: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309306676, 9780309306669

In the nearly 40 years since implementation of federal regulations governing the protection of human participants in res

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Alliances for Obesity Prevention : Finding Common Ground: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309224734, 9780309224727

Many organizations are making focused efforts to prevent obesity. To achieve their goals, accelerate their progress, and

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Cross-Sector Responses to Obesity: Models for Change: Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309371063, 9780309371056

Obesity affects 17 percent of children and adolescents and almost 36 percent of adults in the United States. Conservativ

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Comprehensive Cancer Care for Children and Their Families: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the Institute of Medicine and the American Cancer Society [1 ed.] 9780309374422, 9780309374415

Childhood cancer is an area of oncology that has seen both remarkable progress as well as substantial continuing challen

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Reducing Tobacco-Related Cancer Incidence and Mortality : Workshop Summary [1 ed.] 9780309264020, 9780309264013

Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in United States, causing more than 440,000 deaths annually and re

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