The Biology and treatment of cancer : understanding cancer


[edited by] Arthur B. Pardee, Gary S. Stein
Bok Engelsk 2009 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell , c2009
Omfang
IX, 287 s. : ill.
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - THE BIOLOGY AND TREATMENT OF CANCER; CONTENTS; Contributors; Preface; PART I: INTRODUCTION; 1 WHAT GOES WRONG IN CANCER; PART II: CLINICAL PERSPECTIVE; 2 CANCER AS A DISEASE: TYPES OF TUMORS, THEIR FREQUENCIES, AND THEIR PROGRESSION; 3 ENVIRONMENTAL, GENETIC, AND VIRAL CAUSES OF CANCER; 4 DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF MALIGNANT DISEASES; 5 CLINICAL CHALLENGES FOR TREATMENT AND A CURE; PART III: CANCER BIOLOGY; 6 UNDERSTANDING THE BIOLOGY OF CANCER; 7 MUTATIONS AND CELL DEFENSES; PART IV: CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT; 8 CANCER DETECTION AND BIOMARKERS. - 9 CLINICAL CHALLENGES FOR TREATMENT AND A CURE10 CLINICAL TRIALS IN ONCOLOGY; 11 THE DEVELOPMENT OF DRUGS: CURRENT CONCEPTS AND ISSUES; 12 A NEW GENERATION OF DRUGS IN CANCER TREATMENT: MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPIES; 13 EPIDEMIOLOGY: IDENTIFYING CANCER'S CAUSES; 14 CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; Index. - Offers a broad audience a concise presentation of the most up-to-date knowledge about the biology and treatment of cancerFull coverage of cancer prevention and controlClear, thorough discussion of current and possible future therapiesEdited by two of the most eminent and widely recognized scholars of cancer research and therapeutics in the world, with contributions from top researchers and clinicians from across North America
Emner
Sjanger
Dewey
ISBN
9780470009581

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