This book will enable general readers to understand the molecular features of cancer. It answers the questions commonly asked about cancer, looks at the global statistics, describes how damage to DNA (aka mutations) corrupts the behaviour of cells, explains current therapies and how treatments may advance in future.
This book will enable general readers to understand the molecular features of cancer. It answers the questions commonly asked about cancer, looks at the global statistics, describes how damage to DNA (aka mutations) corrupts the behaviour of cells, explains current therapies and how treatments may advance in future.
Robin Hesketh has been a member of the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Selwyn College for over 40 years, working on cancer biology. He has published over 100 research papers, a textbook on cancer (Introduction to Cancer Biology, Cambridge, 2013) and popular science books (Betrayed by Nature, Palgrave, 2012). He has spoken on cancer and has run a blog on the topic of cancer for the general public since 2011.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Painting a clear picture 2. Ancient history 3. Counting cancer 4. From DNA to protein 5. What is a cell? 6. Mutations 7. Causes of cancer that can be controlled 8. Causes of cancer that are difficult to control, accidents ¿ and other things 9. Treating cancer by chemotherapy 10. The road to utopia?
1. Painting a clear picture 2. Ancient history 3. Counting cancer 4. From DNA to protein 5. What is a cell? 6. Mutations 7. Causes of cancer that can be controlled 8. Causes of cancer that are difficult to control, accidents ¿ and other things 9. Treating cancer by chemotherapy 10. The road to utopia?
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