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he following books were submitted to the Amer- Expanded discussions about the public health impli-
ican Journal of Preventive Medicine for review. cations of new scientific findings concerning the
Because these books may be of interest to our causes of various cancers.
readers, a short synopsis is provided for each.
Fundamentals of Cancer Epidemiology, Second Edition, is
accompanied by downloadable instructor supplements,
Falls in Older People: Risk Factors and including PowerPoints slides, TestBank, and instruc-
Strategies for Prevention, Second Edition tors manual.
Stephen R. Lord, Catherine Sherrington, Hylton
B. Menz, Jacqueline C. T. Close. New York: Introduction to Global Health
Cambridge University Press, 2007. 395 pp. Kathryn H. Jacobsen. Sudbury MA: Jones and
$79.00. ISBN: 978-0-521-68099-8. Bartlett Publishers, 2008. 368 pp. $59.95. ISBN:
Since the first edition of this very successful book was 978-0-7637-5159-3.
written to synthesize and review the enormous body of With a unique emphasis on possible solutions to world
work covering falls in older people, there has been an health problems, this book addresses all the key issues
even greater wealth of informative and promising stud- of global health at a level that is basic enough so that
ies designed to increase our understanding of risk students from a variety of majors can understand the
factors and prevention strategies. This new edition is material. It will give the reader:
written in three parts: epidemiology, strategies for
prevention, and future research directions. New mate- An understanding of biological and social aspects
rial includes the most recent studies covering: balance of major global health issues, especially in the
studies using tripping, slipping and stepping para- areas of infectious disease, nutrition, and environ-
digms; sensitivity and depth perception visual risk fac- mental health.
tors; neurophysiological research on automatic or re- A knowledge of population groups that are at in-
flex balance activities; and the roles of syncope, vitamin creased risk of poor health and familiarity with
D, cataract surgery, health and safety education, and policies and programs designed to reduce health
exercise programs. inequalities.
A familiarity with global health vocabulary, the basic
methods used to assess global health, and the tools
Fundamentals of Cancer Epidemiology, to locate and understand additional global health
Second Edition information.
Phillip C. Nasca, Harris Pastides. Sudbury MA:
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2008. 541 pp. The text is accompanied by downloadable instructor
$89.95. ISBN: 978-0-7637-3618-7. resources, including PowerPoint slides, a TestBank, and
an instructors manual with suggested discussion ques-
Using a unique framework, Fundamentals of Cancer tions and sample syllabi.
Epidemiology, Second Edition, helps readers develop an
in-depth understanding of the current body of knowl- Environmental Epidemiology: Principles
edge on cancerwhat it is, how it is defined, how it and Methods
develops in biological and genetic terms, which groups Ray M. Merrill. Sudbury MA: Jones and Bartlett
are at highest risk, and what causes it. The new edition Publishers, 2008. 483 pp. $64.95. ISBN: 978-0-
has been thoroughly updated to include:
7637-4152-5.
New chapters on cancer screening, drugs and can- From the author of the bestselling Introduction to Epide-
cer, and childhood cancers. miology, this new book presents basic concepts and
Expanded sections on interactions between genetic research methods used in environmental epidemiology
and environmental risk factors. and the application of environmental epidemiology to
Recent observations about the biology of normal influencing human health and well-being. The first
cells and cancer cells and the implications for deter- eight chapters cover basic concepts and research meth-
mining the etiology of various cancers. ods used in environmental epidemiology. The follow-
New materials on cancer prevention strategies. ing chapters focus on the application of environmental