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Understanding Cancer Series: Cancer and the Environment
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    Posted: 04/07/2006    Reviewed: 09/01/2006
Cancer and the Environment

      Slide Number and Title
  1. Cancer: Inside and Outside Factors 1
  2. What Is the Environment? 2
  3. Avoidable Environmental Factors 3
  4. Influencing Rates and Risks 4
  5. Different Exposures, Different Rates and Risks 5
  6. The Inside Matters: Random Gene Changes 6
  7. The Inside Matters: Other Factors 7
  8. Familial Rates and Risk: Those We Are Beginning To Understand 8
  9. Familial Rates and Risk: Those We Still Don't Understand 9
  10. Faulty Gene Repair Activities 10
  11. Hyperactive Detoxifying Activities 11
  12. Chance of Cancer? It Depends... 12
  13. Environmental Carcinogens: The "Nasties" Lineup 13
  14. Tobacco 14
  15. Tobacco and Cancer Risks 15
  16. Alcohol 16
  17. Overweight and Exercise 17
  18. Diet 18
  19. Viruses 19
  20. Other Viruses 20
  21. Helicobacter pylori 21
  22. Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation 22
  23. Ionizing Radiation 23
  24. Radon 24
     
  1. Nuclear Fallout 25
  2. Diagnostic and Screening X-rays 26
  3. Radiation Therapy 27
  4. Pesticides 28
  5. Medications 29
  6. Hormones 30
  7. Synthetic Hormones 31
  8. Solvents 32
  9. Fibers and Dusts 33
  10. Dioxins 34
  11. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons 35
  12. Other Carcinogens: Metals 36
  13. Other Carcinogens: Vinyl Chloride 37
  14. Other Carcinogens: Benzidine 38
  15. Other Carcinogens: Aflatoxins 39
  16. Identifying Cancer-Causing Substances 40
  17. Human Studies 41
  18. Animal Studies 42
  19. Laboratory Studies of Human Cells 43
  20. Risk Assessment 44
  21. Occupational Cancer Risks 45
  22. Cancer Screening for Early Detection 46
  23. Always Remember the Avoidable Risks 47


Table of Links

1http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide1
2http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide2
3http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide3
4http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide4
5http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide5
6http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide6
7http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide7
8http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide8
9http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide9
10http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide10
11http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide11
12http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide12
13http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide13
14http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide14
15http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide15
16http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide16
17http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide17
18http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide18
19http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide19
20http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide20
21http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide21
22http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide22
23http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide23
24http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide24
25http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide25
26http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide26
27http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide27
28http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide28
29http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide29
30http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide30
31http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide31
32http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide32
33http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide33
34http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide34
35http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide35
36http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide36
37http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide37
38http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide38
39http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide39
40http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide40
41http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide41
42http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide42
43http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide43
44http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide44
45http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide45
46http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide46
47http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment/Slide47