Cancer
Subtitle: the role of genes, lifestyle, and environment
By: Joseph Panno
Contributors: NetLibrary, Inc
Series: "new biology" series; Facts on File science library
Publisher: Facts On File
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 162
Subjects: Genetics; Cancer; Social aspects; Environmental aspects; Neoplasms; Etiology; Life Style; Genetic aspects; Environmental Exposure
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-148) and index.

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Electronic data. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 2005.

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