Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780230338487
Publisert
2012-06-07
Utgiver
Vendor
Palgrave Macmillan
Vekt
443 gr
Høyde
243 mm
Bredde
162 mm
Dybde
24 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
272
Forfatter
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ROBIN HESKETH Professor in the department of Biochemistry at the University of Cambridge, UK. He's been interviewed on BBC television and various radio programs and has published in the leading clinical journals, including Nature. He lives in Cambridge, England.
Despite the medical advances of the last century, the science behind cancer and its treatment remains a mystery to many people. In Betrayed by Nature, Robin Hesketh provides a concise and comprehensive history of both the science and the medical advances. It is also an illuminating look at the future of one of the world's oldest killers.
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Preface PART I: HISTORY AND CAUSES A Short Stroll through the History of Cancer Counting Cancers and Comparing Causes PART II: GENES AND CELLS: FROM NORMAL TO CANCER A Bit of Dogma: Atoms, Molecules, Genes and Proteins What Is a Cell? 'Cancer Genes': What Are They? A Case of Corruption PART III: CANCER CELLS AND WHOLE GENOMES Tumors: What Are They? Let's Sequence Your DNA PART IV: DETECTION AND TREATMENT Where Are We? Where Are We Going? Dedication Acknowledgements Glossary Cancer Names, Gene Names, Tumor Grading and Staging Major Cancers at a Glance Sources and Web Sites Odes to Cancer Ancient and Modern
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780230338487
Publisert
2012-06-07
Utgiver
Vendor
Palgrave Macmillan
Vekt
443 gr
Høyde
243 mm
Bredde
162 mm
Dybde
24 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
272
Forfatter