The Biology and Treatment of Cancer: Understanding Cancer

Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

The Biology and Treatment of Cancer: Understanding Cancer

Editor(s): Arthur B. Pardee, Gary S. Stein

Published Online: 26 MAR 2008

Print ISBN: 9780470009581

Online ISBN: 9780470374252

DOI: 10.1002/9780470374252

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  • Offers a broad audience a concise presentation of the most up-to-date knowledge about the biology and treatment of cancer
  • Full coverage of cancer prevention and control
  • Clear, thorough discussion of current and possible future therapies
  • Edited by two of the most eminent and widely recognized scholars of cancer research and therapeutics in the world, with contributions from top researchers and clinicians from across North America

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–ix)

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      Color Plates (pages c1–c16)

  3. Part I: Introduction

    1. Chapter 1

      What Goes Wrong in Cancer (pages 1–19)

      Arthur B. Pardee, Gary S. Stein and Elizabeth A. Bronstein

  4. Part II: Clinical Perspective

    1. Chapter 2

      Cancer as a Disease: Types of Tumors, Their Frequencies, and Their Progression (pages 21–34)

      Kenneth J. Pienta

    2. Chapter 3

      Environmental, Genetic, and Viral Causes of Cancer (pages 35–56)

      Rami I. Aqeilan, Nicola Zanesi and Carlo M. Croce

    3. Chapter 4

      Diagnosis and Treatment of Malignant Diseases (pages 57–81)

      F. Marc Stewart and Jessica A. Stewart

    4. Chapter 5

      Clinical Challenges for Treatment and a Cure (pages 83–99)

      Alan Rosmarin

  5. Part III: Cancer Biology

    1. Chapter 6

      Understanding the Biology of Cancer (pages 101–122)

      Laura A. Lambert, Donald H. Lambert and Khandan Keyomarsi

    2. Chapter 7

      Mutations and Cell Defenses (pages 123–142)

      Otto S. Gildemeister, Jay M. Sage and Kendall L. Knight

  6. Part IV: Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

    1. Chapter 8

      Cancer Detection and Biomarkers (pages 143–154)

      Arthur B. Pardee and Peng Liang

    2. Chapter 9

      Clinical Challenges for Treatment and a Cure (pages 155–167)

      Eleni Efstathiou and Christopher J. Logothetis

    3. Chapter 10

      Clinical Trials in Oncology (pages 169–181)

      Konstantin H. Dragnev and Mark A. Israel

    4. Chapter 11

      The Development of Drugs: Current Concepts and Issues (pages 183–192)

      Barry S. Komm and Christopher P. Miller

    5. Chapter 12

      A New Generation of Drugs in Cancer Treatment: Molecularly Targeted Therapies (pages 193–221)

      Thomas O'Hare, Christopher A. Eide and Michael W. Deininger

    6. Chapter 13

      Epidemiology: Identifying Cancer's Causes (pages 223–255)

      James R. Hebert

    7. Chapter 14

      Consumer Health Information (pages 257–265)

      David Shepro and Catherine N. Norton

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      Index (pages 267–287)

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