The Biological Basis of Cancer - Softcover

McKinnell, Robert G.; Parchment, Ralph E.; Perantoni, Alan O.; Pierce, G. Barry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521596955 ISBN 13: 9780521596954

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1998

Synopsis

This textbook is designed to be used for undergraduate courses on cancer. It covers everything from the molecular to the clinical aspects of the subject, and has a lengthy bibliography designed to assist newcomers with the cancer literature. An introduction acquaints students with the biological principles of cancer and the human dimensions of the disease by considering genuine cases of cancer in fictionalized letters. Other chapters discuss cancer pathology, metastasis, carcinogenesis, genetics, oncogenes and tumor suppressors, epidemiology, and the biological basis of cancer treatment. The book includes an appendix with a description of selected cancers and also a valuable glossary of cancer-related terms. Advanced undergraduates as well as beginning graduate students will find this an essential text.

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Review

' ... excellent introductory text that can be recommended to both undergraduates and postgraduates in the biological sciences'. The Times Higher Education Supplement

'This is a well written and interesting book that many non-specialists will find interesting and educational.' Immunology

'However, this is an excellent textbook aimed at the undergraduate. It is easy to see how a young biology major taking this course could become interested in cancer research or cancer medicine.' Book Reviews

' ... this is an excellent textbook aimed at the undergraduate. It is easy to see how a young biology major taking this course could become interested in cancer research or cancer medicine.' Paul P. Carbone, Madison, Wisc

Book Description

This textbook, designed for undergraduates taking a cancer course, covers everything from the molecular to the clinical aspects of the subject. Chapters discuss cancer pathology, metastasis, carcinogenesis, genetics, oncogenes and tumor suppressors, epidemiology, and the biological basis of cancer treatment. The book includes an appendix with a description of selected cancers, and a glossary.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521596955
• ISBN 13: 9780521596954
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 398