Description |
1 online resource (ix, 287 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
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Wiley SCELC e-books
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Contents |
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 |
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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 |
Summary |
Offers a broad audience a concise presentation of the most up-to-date knowledge about the biology and treatment of cancer; Full coverage of cancer prevention and control; Clear, thorough discussion of current and possible future therapies; Edited 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 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Cancer -- Popular works.
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Cancer -- Treatment -- Popular works.
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Neoplasms -- physiopathology.
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Neoplasms -- therapy.
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Genre/Form |
Popular works.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Pardee, Arthur B. (Arthur Beck), 1921-
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Stein, Gary S.
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Wiley InterScience (Online service)
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LC no. |
2008001368 |
ISBN |
0470374233 (electronic bk.) |
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047037425X |
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1282112600 |
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9780470374238 (electronic bk.) |
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9780470374252 |
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9781282112605 |
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