The result of a conference held Apr. 29-30, 2002 in New York, N.Y. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / by Myron A. Mehlman -- Remembering Professor Cesare Maltoni / by Myron A. Mehlman -- Results of long-term experimental studies on the carcinogenicity of methyl alcohol and ethyl alcohol in rats / by Morando Soffritt [and others] -- Results of long-term carcinogenicity bioassays on tert-amyl-methyl-ether (TAME) and di-isopropyl-ether (DIPE) in rats / by Fiorella Belpoggi [and others] -- Results of long-term experimental studies on the carcinogenicity of formaldehyde and acetaldehyde in rats / by Morando Soffritti -- Results of long-term carcinogenicity bioassay on vinyl acetate monomer in Sprague-Dawley rats / by Franco Minardi [and others] -- Results of long-term experimental studies of carcinogenicity of ethylene-bis-dithiocarbamate (Mancozeb) in rats / by Fiorella Belpoggi [and others] -- Carcinogenic effects of benzene: Cesare Maltoni's contributions / by Myron A. Mehlman -- Carcinogenicity of methyl-tertiary butyl ether in gasoline / by Myron A. Mehlman -- Asbestos fibers contributing to the induction of human malignant mesothelioma / by Yasunosuke Suzuki and Steven R. Yuen -- Carcinogenicity and mechanistic insights on the behavior of epoxides and epoxide-forming chemicals / by Ronald L. Melnick -- Primary prevention protects public health / by Lorenzo Tomatis -- The national toxicology program rodent bioassay: designs, interpretations, and scientific contributions / by John R. Bucher -- Chemicals studied and evaluated in long-term carcinogenesis bioassays by both the Ramazzini Foundation and the National Toxicology Program: in tribute to Cesare Maltoni and David Rall / by James Huff.