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About the Author
Ian F. Tannock, MD, PhD
Daniel E. Bergsagel Professor of Medical Oncology
Princess Margaret Hospital
University Health Network
Professor of Medicine and Medical Biophysics
University of Toronto
Senior Scientist, Division of Experimental Therapeutics
Ontario Cancer Institute
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Daniel E. Bergsagel Professor of Medical Oncology
Princess Margaret Hospital
University Health Network
Professor of Medicine and Medical Biophysics
University of Toronto
Senior Scientist, Division of Experimental Therapeutics
Ontario Cancer Institute
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Richard P. Hill, PhD
Senior Scientist, Division of Experimental Therapeutics
Ontario Cancer Institute
Professor, Departments of Medical Biophysics and Radiation Oncology
University of Toronto
Robert G. Bristow, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Departments of Radiation Oncology and Medical Biophysics
University of Toronto
Associate Scientist, Division of Experimental Therapeutics
Ontario Cancer Institute
Lea Harrington, PhD
Senior Scientist, Division of Cellular & Molecular Biology
Ontario Cancer Institute/ Amgen Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Biophysics
University of Toronto
The authors represent the premier cancer research center in Canada. The contributors are primarily located at the Ontario Cancer institute as well.
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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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This review is from: The Basic Science of Oncology (Paperback)
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 awareness of cancer has increased in modern times, it is not a modern disease. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
molecular targeted agents, nonclonogenic assays, surviving tumor cells, terminal growth arrest, tumor stem cells, isoeffect curve, recombinant genetic techniques, allogeneic tumor cells, conjugated organic anions, cell survival genes, fractionated treatment, normal breast epithelial cells, intermittent androgen suppression, idiotype protein, cell survival curves, endothelial mitogen, hypoxic cells, most anticancer drugs, tumor hypoxia, normal tissue damage, clinical radiotherapy, placental growth factor, cytoplasmic signaling molecules, adoptive cellular therapy, overall treatment time Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cancer Res, Clin Oncol, Cell Biol, Radial Res, Biol Chem, Radiother Oncol, Nat Med, New York, Nat Rev Cancer, Genes Dev, Proc Natl Acad Sci, University of Toronto, Natl Cancer Inst, Radial Biol, Cancer Metastasis Rev, Nall Cancer Inst, Gland Biol Neoplasia, Collaborative Group, Proc Nall Acad Sci, Radial Oncol Biol Phys, Ann Oncol, Clin Exp Metastasis, Biochim Biophys Acta, Circ Res, Clin Invest New!
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molecular targeted agents, nonclonogenic assays, surviving tumor cells, terminal growth arrest, tumor stem cells, isoeffect curve, recombinant genetic techniques, allogeneic tumor cells, conjugated organic anions, cell survival genes, fractionated treatment, normal breast epithelial cells, intermittent androgen suppression, idiotype protein, cell survival curves, endothelial mitogen, hypoxic cells, most anticancer drugs, tumor hypoxia, normal tissue damage, clinical radiotherapy, placental growth factor, cytoplasmic signaling molecules, adoptive cellular therapy, overall treatment time Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cancer Res, Clin Oncol, Cell Biol, Radial Res, Biol Chem, Radiother Oncol, Nat Med, New York, Nat Rev Cancer, Genes Dev, Proc Natl Acad Sci, University of Toronto, Natl Cancer Inst, Radial Biol, Cancer Metastasis Rev, Nall Cancer Inst, Gland Biol Neoplasia, Collaborative Group, Proc Nall Acad Sci, Radial Oncol Biol Phys, Ann Oncol, Clin Exp Metastasis, Biochim Biophys Acta, Circ Res, Clin Invest New!
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