The Biological Basis of Cancer
Book Details
Author(s)
Robert G. McKinnell, Ralph E. Parchment, Alan O. Perantoni, G. Barry Pierce, Ivan Damjanov
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN / ASIN
0521606330
ISBN-13
9780521606332
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#1,237,915
Category
Science
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Description
After introducing students to the basic biological principles of cancer, this new updated edition of an established textbook progresses to the human dimensions of the disease by considering actual cases of cancer. Other chapters discuss cancer pathology, metastasis, carcinogenesis, genetics, oncogenes and tumor suppressors, epidemiology, and the biological basis of cancer treatment. Also included are an appendix with descriptions of common forms of cancer and a glossary. First Edition Pb (1998): 0-521-59695-5
