The second set of chapters focuses on the main cancers in terms of risk factors, diagnostic and treatment methods and relevant current research.
The final section encompasses the immune system’s role in the prevention and development of cancer and the impact that the Human Genome Project will have on future approaches to cancer care.
While best suited to non-majors cancer biology courses, the depth provided satisfies courses that combine both majors and non-majors. Also, and deliberately, the authors have incorporated relevant information on diagnosis and treatment options that lend appeal to the lay reader.
Contents
1 The basics of cancer 1
2 Cells : the fundamental unit of life 26
3 The human genome and protein function 51
4 Cell cycle, oncogenes, and tumor suppressor genes 67
5 Tumor formation, growth, and metastasis 94
6 Cancer screening, detection and diagnostic procedures and tests 115
7 Cancer treatment modalities 135
8 Breast cancer 165
9 Ovarian cancer 189
10 Cervical cancer 206
11 Prostate cancer 224
12 Testicular cancer 247
13 Skin cancer 262
14 Lung cancer 293
15 Colorectal cancer 312
16 Leukemia and lymphoma 338
Glossary 361
Index 389
About the Author
Sheila Barry and Craig Almeida have taught the cancer biology course at Stonehill College to both majors and non-majors for several years. Discouraged by the lack of accessible and current texts, they decided to write their own.
Product Details
- Paperback: 424 pages
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (January 26, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1405156066
- ISBN-13: 978-1405156066
- Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.6 x 0.9 inches
- List Price: $69.95