ROBIN HESKETH Professor in the department of Biochemistry at the University of Cambridge, UK. He's been interviewed on BBC television and various radio programs and has published in the leading clinical journals, including Nature. He lives in Cambridge, England.
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Preface PART I: HISTORY AND CAUSES A Short Stroll through the History of Cancer Counting Cancers and Comparing Causes PART II: 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 PART III: CANCER CELLS AND WHOLE GENOMES Tumors: What Are They? Let's Sequence Your DNA PART IV: DETECTION AND TREATMENT Where Are We? Where Are We Going? Dedication Acknowledgements Glossary Cancer Names, Gene Names, Tumor Grading and Staging Major Cancers at a Glance Sources and Web Sites Odes to Cancer Ancient and Modern
