Reviews the fast-moving and critically important topics in cancer causation, cancer biology, and the biology underlying cancer treatment. This edition is substantially revised to reflect the major scientific advances, especially with respect to molecular genetics. Additional coverage includes state-of-the-art updates on cancer therapy including new drugs and experimental radiotherapy. Interesting, relevant, and not overpowering in length, the book appeals to a wide audience including physicians, nurses, and medical students as well as radiation therapists.
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About the Authors Ian Tannock, MD, PhD, Professor of Medical Oncology and Hematology Princess Margaret Hospital University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada Richard Hill, PhD Senior Scientist, Division of Experimental Therapeutics Professor of Medical Biophysics University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada Robert Bristow, MD, PhD Clinician-Scientist, Radiation Medicine Program Princess Margaret Hospital University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada Lea Harrington, PhD Senior Scientist, Division of Cellular and Molecular Biology University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Outstanding introduction to the field of Oncology,
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This review is from: The Basic Science of Oncology (Paperback)
This is probably the best introductory oncology book I have found. I taught out of it in classes for advanced undergrades, first year graduate students and doctor of pharmacy students. It is comprehensive and easily readable, and the treatment of general concepts is second to none. Some of the listings of identified oncogenes and such are a bit dated, but that should be rectified when the 3rd edition is published (currently expected April 1, 1998). The section on the biology underlying cancer treatment is particularly useful, and hopefully the 1998 update will continue to be so.
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Basic Science of Oncology -A not so basic book of oncology,
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Having heard so much about this book, I was very dissapointed by the fact that this book really wasnt so basic . It does provide a comprehensive analysis of many other aspects of oncology ,but it most certainly is not a book for beginners and at times you feel overwhelmed by the sheer detail with an inability to bring across basic concepts. This is a book for oncologists who have a more than basic grasp of the basic sciences.Read somehing simpler first.
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Basic????,
This review is from: The Basic Science of Oncology (Paperback)
This book was recommended reading for my postgraduate degree in medical oncology. It is awful! While the content is generally good, it is unfortunately presented poorly:
1) Figures are in black and white (like in textbooks from the 70s) 2) It seems the target audience are molecular biologists, because the content is far from "basic". I ended up reading Alberts "Molecular Biology of the Cell" and Weinberg's "Biology of Cancer" instead. Those are amazing textbooks, easy to read, and they cover the same topics as Tannock/Hill' book. Sure, Alberts/Weinberg together are close to 2000 pages, but this turned out to be easier, faster and far more enjoyable than reading Tannock/Hill.
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Although cancer has become increasingly prominent as a disease in modern times, it is not a modern disease. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cancer Res, Proc Natl Acad Sci, Radiat Res, New York, Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, Natl Cancer Inst, Radiother Oncol, Clin Oncol, Cold Spring Harbor, Mol Cell Biol, Cancer Metastasis Rev, Biol Chem, United States, Oxford University Press, Genes Dev, Semin Cancer Biol, Academic Press, Nature Med, Photochem Photobiol, Trends Biochem Sci, Collaborative Group, Immunol Today, North America, Radiat Biol, Ann Intern Med New!
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Although cancer has become increasingly prominent as a disease in modern times, it is not a modern disease. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cancer Res, Proc Natl Acad Sci, Radiat Res, New York, Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, Natl Cancer Inst, Radiother Oncol, Clin Oncol, Cold Spring Harbor, Mol Cell Biol, Cancer Metastasis Rev, Biol Chem, United States, Oxford University Press, Genes Dev, Semin Cancer Biol, Academic Press, Nature Med, Photochem Photobiol, Trends Biochem Sci, Collaborative Group, Immunol Today, North America, Radiat Biol, Ann Intern Med New!
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