A Synopsis of Cancer: Genesis and Biology focuses on research into the genesis and biology of cancer, including origin of tumors, pathology and spread of cancer, and degenerative changes.
The book first offers information on the nature of cancer and cancer spread, including degenerative changes, harmful effects, origin of tumors, direct and lymphatic spread, and non-vascular implantation spread. The text then takes a look at the general considerations and gastric cancer; geographical pathology of cancer in Africa; and geographical and occupational pathology of skin cancer.
The publication ponders on religious customs, traditional practices, and social habits and occupational tumors of the urinary passages. Topics include clinical features, sites of tumors, link with spontaneous bladder cancer, carcinoma of the base of the tongue and the tonsils, and cancer of the penis. The manuscript also examines the cancer of the lungs, latency and cocarcinogenesis, and hormones and mammary cancer.
The text is a dependable reference for readers interested in the study of cancer.

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Chapter Page
Preface
Foreword
I.-The Nature of Cancer
II.-Cancer Spread
III.-Aetiology-Incidence
IV.-Geographical Pathology. General Considerations and Gastric Cancer
V.-Geographical Pathology of Cancer In Africa
VI-Geographical and Occupational Pathology
VII.-Geographical Pathology. Religious Customs, Skin Cancer Traditional Practices, and Social Habits
VIII.-Occupational Tumours of the Urinary Passages
IX.-Cancer of the Lung
X.-Latency and Cocarcinogenesis
XI.-Ionizing Radiation and Carcinogenesis
XII.-Chemical Carcinogenesis. Cyclic Hydrocarbon Group
XIII.-Chemical Carcinogenesis. Inorganic and Simple Compounds
XIV.-Hormones And Cancer. Endocrine Gland Targets
XV.-Hormones And Mammary Cancer
XVI.-Hormones And Neoplasms of Uterus
XVII.-Hormones. Prostate and Other Tissue Targets
XIX.-Viral Neoplasia. Mechanisms And Role In Man
XX.-Trauma. Parasitesi. Tissue Culture. Films
XXI.-Heredity In Cancer
Xxii.-Genetic Apparatus and Processes
XXIII.-Mutation Theory of Cancer
XxXIV-Immunology and Cancer
XXV.-Prevention and Treatment of Cancer
XVIII.-Viruses and Carcinogenesis
Index