Understanding cancer : an introduction to the biology, medicine, and societal implications of this disease /: an introduction to the biology, medicine, and societal implications of this disease. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: J. Richard McIntosh.
• Authors: McIntosh, J. Richard
• Contents: 1. Cancer and the Biology of Human Cells. 2. Cancer Detection, Diagnosis, and Prognosis. 3. The Organization of Normal Human Cells. 4. How Normal Cells Reproduce and Differentiate. 5. Factors that Promote the Cancerous Transformation of Cells. 6. Oncogenes and their Role in Cancerous Transformation. 7. Tumor Suppressors and their Roles in Resisting Carcinogenic Transformation. 8. Medical Treatment for Cancer. 9. The Immune System and its Relationship to Cancer. 10. A Perspective on "Cancer Futures". 11. Minimizing Cancer Risk. 12. Living with Cancer.
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: New York : Garland Science
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 616.994; Cancer; Cancer -- Diagnosis; Cancer -- Treatment; Cancer -- Social aspects
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429576263; 9780429578373; 9780429574153; 9780429199844
• Related ISBNs: 9780367190125; 9780815345350
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