Title: Fundamentals of Oncology
Description: Compiling significant advances from more than a decade of research, this text presents breakthroughs in the prevention, treatment, and control of cancer-exploring the origin, function, and behavior of cancerous cells and promoting the development of effective therapeutics for common malignancies of the breast, lung, prostate, and gastrointestinal tract, as well as other major systems of the body.Highlights an author-maintained web-site offering an extended series of slide illustrations for clear and concise oncology lectures!Completely revised and expanded throughout, the Fourth Edition of Fundamentals of Oncology contains new chapters detailingthe utilization of genetic data for possible elimination of disease emerging families of chemotherapeutic drugs, such as taxols and topoisomerase inhibitorsthe characteristics of promoting agents and environmental carcinogenshost-tumor relationshipsendocrine and stromal responsesand providescurrent strategies to halt disease progressionadditional tables, drawings, and micrographsan extended list of glossary termsFundamentals of Oncology, Fourth Edition is a timely and definitive text for upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and medical students taking courses in oncology, pathology, pathophysiology, cell biology, pharmacology, toxicology, and epidemiology.Here are just some of the colleges and universities that have benefited from previous editions of the Fundamentals of Oncology:University of Alabama  University of Alaska  University of Arizona  Boston University  University of California, Davis  University of California, Los Angeles  University of California, Santa Barbara  University of Connecticut, Storrs  C.W. Post  Drew University  Duke University  Eastern Michigan University  Florida Atlantic University  Gloucester County College  University of Massachusetts at Worcester  Michigan State University  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill  Northeastern University  Northern Kentucky University  University of Pittsburgh  College of Saint Rose  University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon  Seattle University  University of South Carolina, Columbia  University of South Florida, Tampa  University of Tennessee at Knoxville  University of Tennessee at Oak Ridge  Tulane University  University of Utah, Salt Lake City  University of Wisconsin-Madison  University of Wisconsin-Whitewater  Virginia Commonwealth University  Williams College
Subjects: Medical, Nonfiction