The basic science of oncology
By: edited by Ian F. Tannock ... [et al.].
Contributors: Tannock, Ian.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 555
Subjects: Cancer; Oncology
Description: This concise text examines cancer causation and biology as well as the biology underlying cancer treatment. Thoroughly updated and reorganized with five new chapters, the Fourth Edition emphasizes new development in molecular biology, hormone therapy, and the pharmacology of anti-cancer drugs. Features updated coverage of the basic science of radiotherapy and experimental radiation in addition to expansive coverage of new drugs developments.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to cancer biology; title: Cancer epidemiology; title: Chemical and radiation carcinogenesis; title: Methods of molecular analysis; title: Genomic stability and DNA repair; title: Viruses and cancer - Oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes; title: Cellular signaling; title: Cell proliferation and tumor growth; title: Cell death; title: Tumor progression and metastasis: cellular, molecular, and microenvironmental factors; title: Angiogenesis; title: Imaging in oncology; title: Molecular and cellular basis of radiotherapy; title: The scientific basis of radiotherapy; title: Pharmacology of anticancer drugs; title: Cellular and molecular basis of drug treatment for cancer; title: Drug resistance; title: Hormones and cancer; title: Cancer and the immune system; title: Biological therapy of cancer; title: Guide to studies of diagnostic tests, prognostic factors, and treatments.