1. Edition - February 2009
65.90 Euro
2009. 288 Pages, Softcover
- Practical Approach Book -
ISBN-10: 0-470-00958-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-470-00958-1 - John Wiley & Sons






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Short description
This book presents to an informed, non-professional (i.e., non-cancer researchers and oncologists) audience the most up-to-date knowledge about the biology and treatment of cancer, from its molecular and cellular origins, to the latest research, to preventive measures, to current and possible future therapies. Edited by two of the most widely recognized scholars of cancer research and therapeutics in the world, this book will be a must-have for the medical academic and professional community outside of focused cancer research and treatment, as well as for students and the general public.

From the contents
Contributors.

Preface.

Part I: Introduction.

1. What Goes Wrong In Cancer (Arthur B. Pardee, Gary S. Stein, and Elizabeth A. Bronstein).

Part II: Clinical Perspective.

2. Cancer As a Disease: Types of Tumors, Their Frequencies, and Their Progression (Kenneth J. Pienta).

3. Environmental, Genetic, and Viral Causes of Cancer (Rami I. Aqeilan, Nicola Zanesi, and Carlo M. Croce).

4. Diagnosis and Treatment of Malignant Diseases (F. Marc Stewart and Jessica A. Stewart).

5. Clinical Challenges For Treatment and a Cure (Alan Rosmarin).

Part III: Cancer Biology.

6. Understanding the Biology of Cancer (Laura A. Lambert, Donald H. Lambert, and Khandan Keyomarski).

7. Mutations and Cell Defenses (Otto S. Gildemeister, Jay M. Sage, and Kendall L. Knight).

Part IV: Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment.

8. Cancer Detection and Biomarkers (Arthur B. Pardee and Peng Liang).

9. Clinical Challenges For Treatment and a Cure (Eleni Efstathiou and Christopher J. Logothetis).

10. Clinical Trials in Oncology (Konstantin H. Dragnev and Mark A. Israel).

11. The Development of Drugs: Current Concepts and Issues (Barry S. Komm and Christopher P. Miller).

12. A New Generation of Drugs in Cancer Treatment: Molecularly Targeted Therapies (Thomas O'Hare, Christopher A. Eide, and Michael W. Deininger).

13. Epidemiology: Identifying Cancer's Causes (James R. Hebert).

14. Consumer Health Information (David Shepro and Catherine N. Norton).

Index.