The Cancer Atlas and The Tobacco Atlas, 2nd Edition, both published by the American Cancer Society, are available in paperback from the American Cancer Society bookstore. For access to PDF files of The Cancer Atlas, please click on the title link below.
PDF files for the new The Tobacco Atlas, 3rd Edition have been posted on the web page available through the title link below. The new book will also be available through the American Cancer Society bookstore, through the bookstore link above.
The Cancer Atlas
Dr. Judith Mackay, Dr. Ahmedin Jemal, Dr. Nancy C. Lee, Dr. D. Maxwell Parkin
The Cancer Atlas is the first of its kind, containing the most current and comprehensive statistics and information about the growing global cancer burden – an essential reference for health professionals and policy-makers engaged in the global battle against cancer.
This atlas illustrates the latest available data on the cancer epidemic, showing causes, stages of development, and prevalence rates of different types of cancers by gender, income group and region. It also examines the cost of the disease, both in terms of health care and commercial interests, and the steps being taken to curb the epidemic, from research and screening to cancer management programs and health education.
Topics include:
Mechanism of Tumor Development, Risk Factors, Cancer in Children, Cancer Survivors, Cancer Registries, Research, Primary Prevention, Early Detection, Management and Treatment, Cancer Organizations, Health Education, Policies and Legislation, The Future of the Epidemic.
The Tobacco Atlas, 3rd Edition
Dr. Omar Shafey, Dr. Michael Eriksen, Dr. Hana Ross, Dr. Judith Mackay
Tobacco -- the only consumer product proven to kill half its regular users -- is responsible for about 6 million deaths worldwide every year. One hundred million people were killed by tobacco in the 20th century. Unless effective measures are implemented to prevent young people from smoking and to help current smokers quit, tobacco will kill 1 billion people in the 21st century.
The latest edition of this comprehensive volume of research, The Tobacco Atlas, 3rd Edition, published by the American Cancer Society, and its accompanying website, TobaccoAtlas.org, graphically display how tobacco is devastating both global health and economies. Full-color maps and graphics illustrate in a clear and accessible format the wide range of tobacco issues, revealing similarities and differences between countries, and exposing the behavior of the tobacco companies. It also examines solutions and predicts the future course of the pandemic.
Topics include: Prevalence and Health, Costs to the Economy, Tobacco Trade, Tobacco Industry Promotion, WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, Tobacco Prices and Taxes, and more.
