Understanding Cancer : an introduction to the biology, medicine, and societal implications of this disease /
McIntosh, J. Richard,
Understanding Cancer : an introduction to the biology, medicine, and societal implications of this disease / J. Richard McIntosh. - Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2019. - xvii, 446 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
"A Garland Science Book"--Cover
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 roles in cancerous transformation -- 7. Tumor suppressors and their roles in resisting cancerous transformation -- 8. Medical treatments 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
9780815345350 (Paperback) 9780367190125 (Hardback)
Cancer
Cancer--Diagnosis
Cancer--Treatment
Cancer--Social aspects
Neoplasms
616.994 / McI
Understanding Cancer : an introduction to the biology, medicine, and societal implications of this disease / J. Richard McIntosh. - Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2019. - xvii, 446 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
"A Garland Science Book"--Cover
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 roles in cancerous transformation -- 7. Tumor suppressors and their roles in resisting cancerous transformation -- 8. Medical treatments 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
9780815345350 (Paperback) 9780367190125 (Hardback)
Cancer
Cancer--Diagnosis
Cancer--Treatment
Cancer--Social aspects
Neoplasms
616.994 / McI