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Origins of Human Cancer. Edited by H. H. Hiatt, J. D. Watson and J. A. Winsten, 1977 (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), $45.00. Book C. Human Risk Assessment. pp.to 1888.

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It is understandable that the reader of this journal, who may spend much of his time diagnosing or treating human cancer, should have more than a passing interest in the causes of this group of diseases. In 1976 the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories held an international meeting which attempted to cover the whole area of the origin of human cancer, with the emphasis throughout on prevention.