Betrayed by nature : the war on cancer / Robin Hesketh.

  • Hesketh, Robin.
Date:
2012
  • Books

About this work

Description

A comprehensive history of the medical advances in the battle against cancer provides a tour of human biology to explain what happens to the body when the disease develops, and discusses the science behind current treatments.

Publication/Creation

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Physical description

x, 255 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Contributors

Contents

History and causes -- Genes and cells: from normal to cancer -- Cancer cells and whole genomes -- Detection and treatment.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Subjects

Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    GM /HES
    		Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780230338487
  • 0230338488