Genetic Susceptibility to Cancer
Seymour Garte
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Description for Genetic Susceptibility to Cancer
Hardback. Despite the progress in many areas of treatment and control, cancer remains a frightening threat to everyone. This book explains that the idea of 'bad genes' may contain an unexpected positive side. It is suitable for health professionals, researchers, clinicians and biomedical scientists. Series: Developments in Oncology. Num Pages: 148 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 870.
Despite recent progress in many areas of treatment and control, cancer remains a frightening threat to everyone. While scientists have known for decades that the majority of human cancers are caused by environmental agents such as radiation and the chemicals in cigarette smoke, not everyone who smokes gets lung cancer. Furthermore, many people who assiduously avoid all possible risk from smoking, diet, and pollution still succumb to some form of cancer later in life. Does this mean that there is an element of blind chance in the underlying mechanisms of human carcinogenesis? ... Read more
Despite recent progress in many areas of treatment and control, cancer remains a frightening threat to everyone. While scientists have known for decades that the majority of human cancers are caused by environmental agents such as radiation and the chemicals in cigarette smoke, not everyone who smokes gets lung cancer. Furthermore, many people who assiduously avoid all possible risk from smoking, diet, and pollution still succumb to some form of cancer later in life. Does this mean that there is an element of blind chance in the underlying mechanisms of human carcinogenesis? ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
Series
Developments in Oncology
Number of Pages
137
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792383833
SKU
V9780792383833
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99-15
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