Principles of Cancer Biology » (1st Edition)

Written for undergraduate students with diverse backgrounds and for members of the general readership interested in the "breakthroughs" announced so often, this well-illustrated text steps through basic principles of cancer biology, emphasizing the scientific evidence underneath them. Kleinsmith (molecular, cellular and developmental biology emeritus, U. of Michigan) refines what we image the word "cancer" means, then covers the profile of a cancer cell, the means by which cancer cells spread, the causes, chemicals, infectious agents, radiation, heredity, oncogenes, tumor suppression genes, screening and diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Annotation © 2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

2. Profile of a Cancer Cell

3. How Cancers Spread

4. Identifying the Causes of Cancer

5. Chemicals and Cancer

6. Radiation and Cancer

7. Infectious Agents and Cancer

8. Heredity and Cancer

9. Oncogenes

10. Tumor Suppressor Genes and Cancer Overview

11. Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment

12. Preventing Cancer

Appendix A. Main Types of Cancer

Appendix B. Human Carcinogens

Glossary

Index