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Cancer [electronic resource] : the role of genes, lifestyle, and environment / Joseph Panno.

By: Panno, Joseph.
Material type: TextTextSeries: Panno, Joseph. New biology Facts on File science library: Publisher: New York, NY : Facts On File, c2005General Notes: Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-148) and index.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 162 p.) : ill.ISBN: 0816067325 (electronic bk.); 9780816067329 (electronic bk.).Subject(s): Cancer -- Social aspects | Cancer -- Environmental aspects | Cancer -- Genetic aspects | Neoplasms -- Genetic aspects | Neoplasms -- Etiology | TumorsGenre/Form: Electronic books DDC classification: 616.99/4071 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge:
Contents:
Common types of cancer -- Terminology -- Bladder cancer -- Brain tumors -- Breast cancer -- Leukemia -- Lung cancer -- Prostate cancer -- Skin cancer -- Cancer cells -- Cancer cells are immortal -- Broken chromosomes -- Failure to communicate -- They go where they please -- One mutation is not enough -- Road to oncogenesis -- Cancer and the cell cycle -- Disease of the genes -- Tumor suppressor genes -- Oncogenes and proto-oncogenes -- Dangerous mix -- Cancer progression -- Cancers develop from a single bad cell -- Switch from benign to malignant tumors -- Role of sex hormones -- Aging and the incidence of cancer -- Carcinogens -- Cancer therapies -- Angiogenesis blockers -- Biotherapies -- Bone marrow transplants -- Chemotherapy -- Cryosurgery -- Gene therapy -- Laser therapy -- Photodynamic therapy -- Radiotherapy -- Stem cell therapy -- Cancer around the world -- Magnitude of the problem -- Developed countries have the highest cancer rates -- Cancer and the North American diet -- Cancer and lifestyle -- Cancer and the environment -- Summary -- Clinical trials -- Four phases -- Breast cancer -- Chemotherapy -- Colon cancer -- Lung cancer -- Melanoma -- Metastasis -- Resource center -- Eucaryote cell primer -- Recombinant DNA primer -- Gene therapy primer -- Matching tissues -- Human genome project.
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E-book Davenport Library e-book E-book 616.99/4071 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan mq545386

Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-148) and index.

Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.

Common types of cancer -- Terminology -- Bladder cancer -- Brain tumors -- Breast cancer -- Leukemia -- Lung cancer -- Prostate cancer -- Skin cancer -- Cancer cells -- Cancer cells are immortal -- Broken chromosomes -- Failure to communicate -- They go where they please -- One mutation is not enough -- Road to oncogenesis -- Cancer and the cell cycle -- Disease of the genes -- Tumor suppressor genes -- Oncogenes and proto-oncogenes -- Dangerous mix -- Cancer progression -- Cancers develop from a single bad cell -- Switch from benign to malignant tumors -- Role of sex hormones -- Aging and the incidence of cancer -- Carcinogens -- Cancer therapies -- Angiogenesis blockers -- Biotherapies -- Bone marrow transplants -- Chemotherapy -- Cryosurgery -- Gene therapy -- Laser therapy -- Photodynamic therapy -- Radiotherapy -- Stem cell therapy -- Cancer around the world -- Magnitude of the problem -- Developed countries have the highest cancer rates -- Cancer and the North American diet -- Cancer and lifestyle -- Cancer and the environment -- Summary -- Clinical trials -- Four phases -- Breast cancer -- Chemotherapy -- Colon cancer -- Lung cancer -- Melanoma -- Metastasis -- Resource center -- Eucaryote cell primer -- Recombinant DNA primer -- Gene therapy primer -- Matching tissues -- Human genome project.

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