Hesketh, Robin. <br/><br/>
Betrayed by nature :  the war on cancer / 
Robin Hesketh. 
 - New York :  Palgrave Macmillan,  2012. 
 - x, 255 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>History and causes. A short stroll through the history of cancer -- Counting cancers and comparing causes. Genes and cells: from normal to cancer. A bit of dogma: atoms, molecules, genes, and proteins -- What is a cell? -- "Cancer genes": what are they? -- A case of corruption. Cancer cells and whole genomes. Tumors: what are they? -- Let's sequence your DNA. Detection and treatment. Where are we? Where are we going? 
<br/><br/> A comprehensive history of the medical advances in the battle against cancer provides a tour of human biology to explain what happens to the body when the disease develops, and discusses the science behind current treatments. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780230338487 0230338488 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011049931 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cancer.<br/>Cancer--Research.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC275  / .H47 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.99/4027