Betrayed by nature : the war on cancer / Robin Hesketh.

By:

Hesketh, Robin

Publication details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 255 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780230338487

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

616.99/4027 23

LOC classification:

RC275 .H47 2012

NLM classification:

2012 E-459
QZ 200

Contents:

History and causes -- Genes and cells: from normal to cancer -- Cancer cells and whole genomes -- Detection and treatment.

Summary: A comprehensive history of the medical advances in the battle against cancer provides a tour of human biology to explain what happens to the body when the disease develops, and discusses the science behind current treatments.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

History and causes -- Genes and cells: from normal to cancer -- Cancer cells and whole genomes -- Detection and treatment.

A comprehensive history of the medical advances in the battle against cancer provides a tour of human biology to explain what happens to the body when the disease develops, and discusses the science behind current treatments.