This fifth edition in the series updates volume 4 which appeared in 1982. Its main purpose is
to provide data of the incidence of cancer for each site by sex, by age, and for some …

The background of the Bantu and “Cape Colored” races in South Africa is briefly reviewed.
The organization of a cancer survey among these people is described in detail and the …

Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on the atmospheric factors in pathogenesis of lung
cancer. The rise in lung cancer incidence is consistent with the introduction of new …

The incidence of benign and malignant breast tumors in 606 women treated with X rays for
acute postpartum mastitis was determined by mail survey. The total cumulative X-ray doses …

In Japan, the first actual survey of morbidity from cancer was conducted by Dr. Mitsuo Segi in
Miyagi Prefecture from 1951 to 1953. Population-based cancer registries were started in …

The descriptive epidemiology of ovarian malignancies, including age, marital status and
race, is discussed. A study of 97 cases of ovarian malignancies compared to 97 cases of …

After World War 11 attention to this peculiar feature was drawn again by Jacobsen (1946)
and by Clemmesen (1948) who had been working with morbidity figures of the Danish …

Malignant testicular tumours are rare. According to GILBERT & HAMILTON (1942) they
comprise 1 to 2% of all malignant growths in men, and 9.5% of all malignant tumours of the …

Die Krankheiten sind keine unveränderlichen Erscheinungen, sie sind historischen
Wandlungen und wechselnden geographischen und demographischen Verhältnissen …

The 1957–58 incidence of neoplasms among the survivors of the Hiroshima A-bomb varies
directly with radiation dose, insofar as it may be inferred from distance from the hypocenter …