Precancer: The Beginning and the End of Cancer: The Beginning and the End of Cancer - Softcover

Berman, Jules J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0763777846 ISBN 13: 9780763777845

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2009

Synopsis

Nearly every type of cancer passes through a precancer phase, during which it cannot metastasize or invade other tissues. While medicine is not always successful in treating or curing advanced stages of cancers, recent advances in our understanding of carcinogenesis have helped us to develop strategies to prevent, diagnose, and treat many cancers at the precancer stage. Research in this field is escalating rapidly as the evidence increasingly shows that the number of annual cancer deaths could be drastically reduced through the effective treatment and cure of precancer lesions. This book begins by explaining why it has been so difficult to cure cancers, followed by a review of precancer biology, with descriptions of the most common precancer lesions. The final chapters provide practical socio-political and medical goals for precancer treatment, including discussions of the economics and politics of treating precancers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0763777846
• ISBN 13: 9780763777845
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 186