Environmental justice and primary prevention of cancer: the odyssey and legacy of lorenzo tomatis.
New Solut
; 22(1): 7-17, 2012.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22436205
ABSTRACT
Lorenzo Tomatis [1929-2007] devoted his private and professional life to the betterment of mankind. As a physician, scientist, and humanitarian he championed against the plight of social injustice and promoted the obvious benefits of primary prevention of diseases compared to treatments that prevent or delay disease progression, especially occupational cancers. An avowed student and scholar of literature, the arts, the history of medicine and science, and chemical carcinogenesis, he believed in and wrote about these issues throughout his storied life. Some of his achievements, with excerpts from his writings, especially on primary prevention and on social injustice, are highlighted herein.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Primary Prevention
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Social Justice
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Occupational Exposure
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Environment
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Neoplasms
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
New Solut
Journal subject:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States