Betrayed by nature : the war on cancer / Robin Hesketh.
By: Hesketh, Robin.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012Edition: 1st ed.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: x, 255 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780230338487; 0230338488.Subject(s): Cancer | Cancer -- ResearchDDC classification: 616.99/4027Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 616.994027 H461 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003745882 |
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.
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