Cancer Handbook Second Edition - 2 Vol.

Sinopse The Cancer Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of scientific and clinical information in cancer research and medicine oncology This area is one of the most intensively studied in biology and medicine resulting in a huge amount of new information being published every year This book summarizes and explains key facts and recent developments It is aimed at a wide variety of readers who need easy access to knowledge concerning all major aspects of cancer biology without too much clinical detail or specialist research material The Cancer Handbook stands out from existing oncology textbooks and reference works in that it bridges the gapbetween the molecular biology of cancer and clinical diagnosis and treatment As more and more laboratory research is applied to clinical management eg the use of monoclonal antibodies as drugs it is important that clinicians understand the aetiology of the disease and the molecular basis of the new therapeutic approaches It is also important for laboratory scientists to appreciate the potential applications of their research and the practical issues involved in translating it to clinical practice For this second edition all the sections have been fully revised and updated with new chapters addressing important topics that have gained prominence in recent years New editors and authors have brought additional expertise to the project For example in the section on the Molecular and Cellular Basis of Cancer there are new chapt Peso 254 kg ISBN10 0470018526 ISBN13 9780470018521 Número de páginas 1616 Ano de edição 2007 Idioma Inglês Tipo de produto Livro Medicina e Saúde Oncologia Medicina e Saúde Medicina e Saúde Tipo de produto Novo e Impresso