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Understanding Cancer : an introduction to the biology, medicine, and societal implications of this disease / J. Richard McIntosh.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2019.Description: xvii, 446 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780815345350 (Paperback)
  • 9780367190125 (Hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22 616.994 McI
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 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
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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

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