The biology and treatment of cancer [[electronic resource] ] : understanding cancer / / [edited by] Arthur B. Pardee, Gary S. Stein

• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (316 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.99/4; 616.994
• Soggetto topico: Cancer; Cancer - Treatment
• Altri autori: PardeeArthur B <1921-> (Arthur Beck) SteinGary S
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 ; 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
• Sommario/riassunto: Offers a broad audience a concise presentation of the most up-to-date knowledge about the biology and treatment of cancerFull coverage of cancer prevention and controlClear, thorough discussion of current and possible future therapiesEdited 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The biology and treatment of cancer
• ISBN: 1-282-11260-0; 9786612112607; 0-470-37425-X; 0-470-37423-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910830251603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II