The biology of cancer
By: edited by Janice Gabriel.
Contributors: Gabriel, Janice.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; Wiley
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Chichester; Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780470057599
Subjects: Cancer; Neoplasms -- Nurses' Instruction
Genres: Nurses' Instruction.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is cancer? / Janice Gabriel; title: Predisposing factors to developing cancer / Janice Gabriel; title: Cancer : what does a diagnosis mean for an individual and what are the implications for society? / Janice Gabriel; title: The cell / Louise Knight; title: Cytotoxic chemotherapy / Debbie Wright; title: What are DNA and RNA? / Scott C. Edmunds; title: Genetics and cancer / Scott C. Edmunds; title: The immune system / Helmout Modjtahedi & Ailsa Clarke; title: Tumour markers / F. Guy Gabriel; title: Monoclonal antibodies / Helmout Modjtahedi; title: What is translational oncology research? / Elaine Lennan; title: The application of research methodology to cancer research / Carmel Sheppard; title: Research ethics relating to cancer / David Carpenter.