By Franz Oesch (auth.), Claudio Nicolini (eds.)

During October 18-30, 1981, the second one process the overseas university of natural and utilized Biostructure, a NATO complicated learn Institute, used to be held on the Ettore Majorana heart for medical tradition in Erice, Italy, co-sponsored via the overseas Union opposed to melanoma, the Italian League opposed to melanoma, the Italian Ministry of Public schooling, the Italian Ministry of clinical and Technological examine, the North Atlantic Treaty association, the Italian nationwide learn Council, the Sicilian local executive and pharmaceutical businesses (Zambeletti and Farmitalia). the topic of the direction was once "Chemical Carcino­ genesis" with members chosen world-wide from 18 diversified international locations. it really is now eminently transparent that.the bulk of human cancers are concerning one of many forms of environmental publicity. Of the environmental risks, chemical compounds are the most effective characterised cancer causing agents. besides the fact that, how chemical substances result in melanoma continues to be poorly understood. as a result value of the matter and the ob­ vious desire for a way more severe medical research of the method through which melanoma is precipitated (carcinogenesis), it used to be hugely fascinating to show a better variety of scientists with various history to a few of the most recent pondering in chemical carcino­ genesis. The direction had this as its significant goal and the re­ sulting publication does replicate it.