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Why Millions Survive Cancer: The successes of science
Lauren Pecorino
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Description for Why Millions Survive Cancer: The successes of science
Paperback. The enormous recent progress in fighting cancer, and the science behind it, is revealed fully for the first time in this book. Using scientific evidence from around the world, Lauren Pecorino examines the biology of cancer, looks at new cancer treatments, and provides recommendations about lifestyle choices that can help reduce our cancer risk. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 black and white line drawings, 7 photographs, and 1 4pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: MJCL; PDZ; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 276.
The enormous recent progress in fighting cancer, and the science behind it, is revealed fully for the first time in this book. The disease affects one in three over a lifetime but today more and more people are surviving as a result of the extraordinary and little known advances of science and medicine. Using scientific evidence from world cancer experts, Lauren Pecorino helps us understand the biology of cancer, the recent trends in cancer progress, and the rationale behind new cancer treatments. With recommendations about lifestyle choices that can help reduce some of the risks of ... Read more
The enormous recent progress in fighting cancer, and the science behind it, is revealed fully for the first time in this book. The disease affects one in three over a lifetime but today more and more people are surviving as a result of the extraordinary and little known advances of science and medicine. Using scientific evidence from world cancer experts, Lauren Pecorino helps us understand the biology of cancer, the recent trends in cancer progress, and the rationale behind new cancer treatments. With recommendations about lifestyle choices that can help reduce some of the risks of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
276g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199658756
SKU
V9780199658756
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About Lauren Pecorino
Lauren Pecorino is currently a principal lecturer at the University of Grenwich. She has presented guest lectures in Rome and Palermo, Italy; Istanbul, Turkey; Cairo, Egypt and the USA. She is the author of an international university textbook on the molecular biology of cancer and cancer therapeutics, published by Oxford University Press.
Reviews for Why Millions Survive Cancer: The successes of science
A highly readable account of cancer and its successful control... fully abreast of the very latest thinking about its management.
The Biologist
I recommend this book to everyone working in health care and all those wanting to know more about cancer and finding a cure.
The Biologist
I recommend this book to everyone working in health care and all those wanting to know more about cancer and finding a cure.