The Search for New Anticancer Drugs
. Ed(S): Waring, Michael J.; Ponder, B. A. J.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Waring, Michael J.; Ponder, B. A. J. Series: Cancer Biology & Medicine. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL; MMG; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 456.
Most of the anti-cancer drugs in use today were discovered by happy accident rather than design, yet the rational design of better anti-cancer drugs remains a cherished goal, and one of the most important challenges facing medical science.
This book represents a compilation of views and progress reports which illustrate the diversity of approaches to the problem. Recent research has confirmed the belief that critical genetic changes are at work in cancer cells. The genome, then (DNA in biochemical terms), surely represents a critical target for specific chemotherapy of cancer, ... Read more
Most of the anti-cancer drugs in use today were discovered by happy accident rather than design, yet the rational design of better anti-cancer drugs remains a cherished goal, and one of the most important challenges facing medical science.
This book represents a compilation of views and progress reports which illustrate the diversity of approaches to the problem. Recent research has confirmed the belief that critical genetic changes are at work in cancer cells. The genome, then (DNA in biochemical terms), surely represents a critical target for specific chemotherapy of cancer, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Cancer Biology & Medicine
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401066594
SKU
V9789401066594
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Reviews for The Search for New Anticancer Drugs
` Overall, then, a well-edited and pretty up-to-date collection of interesting and useful articles. I would recommend it for a post-graduate seminar or debate on the medicinal chemistry of cancer. ' Annals of Oncology ` This book is recommended both for scientists engaged in anticancer drug development ... Read more