Cancer: A Very Short Introduction
- ISBN-10
- 0199560234
- ISBN-13
- 9780199560233
- Series
- Cancer
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Pages
- 137
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-05-26
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Authors
- Nick James, Nicholas James
Description
Nick James, founder of the CancerHelp UK website, examines the trends in diagnosis and treatment of the disease, as well as its economic consequences. Asking what cancer is and what causes it he considers issues surrounding expensive drug development, and how to reduce the risk of developing cancer.
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