This volume contains the main proceedings of the fourth international conference on "Cancer Prevention 2006," which was held during February 16 18, 2006, in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Written by international experts in the field, the book comprises a comprehensive update on the most recent developments in the upsurging fields of molecular biology and cancer genetics and their interactions with clinical epidemiology and cancer prevention at various levels.

Genetic risk profiles and biomarkers in cancer prevention: Progress in cancer prevention and screening. Genetic risk profiles for cancer susceptibility and therapy response. Tumor promotion as a target of cancer prevention. Insulin-like growth factor-related signaling and cancer development. Inflammation, infection, and cancer prevention: Cytokines are a therapeutic target for the prevention of inflammation-induced cancers. Prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic viral hepatitis patients with cirrhosis by carotenoid mixture. Cox-2 and cancer chemoprevention

Prevention of female and male genital cancers: Human Papillomavirus vaccine: a new chance to prevent cervical cancer. Prevention and early detection of ovarian cancer. Prevention of prostate cancer. Primary prevention of breast cancer by hormone-induced differentiation
Prevention of breast cancer: The genomic signature of breast cancer prevention. Estrogen deprivation for breast cancer prevention
Prevention of colorectal and renal cancers: Primary dietary prevention. Prevention and early detection of colorectal cancer
Prevention of skin, brain, and lung tumors: New perspectives on melanoma pathogenesis and chemoprevention. Vitamin D an emerging issue in skin cancer control. Implications for public health practice based on the Australian experience. Are gliomas preventable?- The future of cancer (chemo)prevention: Angiogenesis and cancer prevention. An estimate of cancer mortality rate reductions in Europe and the US with 1,000 IU of oral vitamin D per day. Uncovering novel targets for cancer chemoprevention
Conference summary.