Background Early findings on the use of tamoxifen or raloxifene as prophylaxis against breast
cancer have been mixed; we update available data and overview the combined results. …

Mucosal human papillomaviruses (HPV) are the cause of cervical cancer and likely a subset
of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC), yet the global prevalence and type …

… diseases and latitude resulted in significantly different data (P = 0.05 and 0.031, respectively).
Latitude was also shown to be important (P = 0.031) for a history of sunburn; studies …

Background There are no recent estimates of the incidence and mortality from cancer at a
European level. Those data that are available generally refer to the mid-1990s and are of …

This paper develops a Monte Carlo simulation method for solving option valuation problems.
The method simulates the process generating the returns on the underlying asset and …

… Boyle and Ferlay [6] produced estimates of cancer incidence and mortality in Europe for
the year 2004, using the most recent sources of cancer data available at that time, applied to …

This volume presents cancer incidence data from 300 populations, 225 cancer registries and
60 countries (5 in Africa, 8 in South and Central America, 2 in North America, 15 in Asia, 29 …

The Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) small explorer spacecraft provides
simultaneous spectra and images of the photosphere, chromosphere, transition region, and …

Objectives: Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), which are often caused by benign prostatic
hypertrophy (BPH), and sexual dysfunction are common in older men, with an overall …

This publication provides a unique global view of cancer and documents many important
features of the global situation in the context of the disease. Broadly, its chapters are about …