A Guide to Cancer: Origins and Revelations / Edition 1

by Melford John

Overview

A Guide to Cancer: Origins and Revelations unfolds the complex and fascinating topic of cancer in two ways: firstly, no specialist knowledge is assumed on the part of the reader, and secondly, despite the serious nature of the topics, the book aims to stimulate interest, provoke thought, and paradoxically entertain. It takes an array of complex topics and breaks them down in clear, concise terms, so that anyone with a basic knowledge of science can understand. The book is aimed at the general public as well as students of biological subjects, first and second year university students, and researchers in the nascent field of cancer genomics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138744110
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/16/2017
Series:	Pocket Guides to Biomedical Sciences
Pages:	236
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Melford John completed a first degree in Biochemistry at The University of London, followed by a PhD in Biochemistry, also at The University of London. He has been a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of the West Indies for 6 years, where he teaches biochemistry to medical students. His research is devoted to cancer genomics. Before coming to the University of the West Indies he spent 9 years at The European Bioinformatics Institute in Cambridge, UK as a database administrator in the Protein Data Bank in Europe group (PDBe).

Table of Contents

Origins. Why Cancer?: The driving force of cancer. War on Cancer: Explores the concept of war against cancer. Tumor Growth: Considers the growth and architecture of cancer colonies, and their implications on treatment. Tumour suppression: How the innate immune system suppresses cancer. Adaptive Tumor Suppression: How the adaptive immune system fights cancer. Surgery: Different types and benefits. The Cancer Landscape: Classification of cancers. The Immortal Cell: How cell immortality is attained. Radiotherapy: Its use and how it works. Driver Mutations: Oncogenes and tumour suppressor genes. Chemotherapy: Different types and how they work. Antioxidants: Do they protect against cancer? Vitamin D: Benefits and how it helps. Viruses: How viruses cause cancer. Metastasis: Exodus of cancer cells. Revelations.