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by: Lauren Sompayrac  List Price: $35.95 Amazon.com's Price: $34.25 You Save: $1.70 ( 5%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 616.994 EAN: 9780763718213 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0763718211 Label: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc. Manufacturer: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc. Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 120 Publication Date: December 30, 2003 Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc. Studio: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc. Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: This book is the essential cancer primer! Following the model of his successful previous books, How the Immune System Works and How Pathogenic Viruses Work, Lauren Sompayrac here explains the basics of cancer: what it is, what it does, and what is being done to try to cure it. In nine clear and concise "Lectures," Dr. Sompayrac conveys the essentials of what we know about human malignancies, using his trademark style of every day example, metaphor, anecdote and humor. Focusing on ten of the most common cancers, the book shows -- step by step -- what conditions and events are necessary for tumors to form and grow and what has been learned about stopping that process. This brief book, which can be read in a few sittings, will provide you with a broad basic understanding of our most feared disease. The ideal text for science, medical, and nursing students, practicing physicians and nurses, and all others who need a readable overview of this complex topic. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Basic, but maybe just what you are looking forThis is a very clear book that explains cancer genetics in layman's terms, with many good analogies for non-scientists to understand the basic principles. The bad points: (1) The two-tone blue and grey printing makes it difficult to read at times because the blue has much less contrast than black lettering. This is extremely annoying. The book could have been printed entirely in black ink without loss of figure quality or the needlessly emphasized text (2) The figures are far too simplistic and monocolorized ... Read More Rating:  - too little for the priceThis book was purchased for non-credit class on the subject of cancer. I feel it is written for an introduction to the subject but does not give the class much to discuss. I would have preferred a text with much more content. Rating: - Well structured review as well as entertainingFirst, in the interest of full disclosure, I'll note that I am Dr. Sompayrac's cousin. But don't let that dissuade you -- I have no trouble giving a bad review of a work if I think it deserves such (see my review of "What the Anti-Federalists Were For" as an example). Like his previous work "How Pathogenic Viruses Work", Lauren has done a very good job is tacking a complex science and distilling it into a very readable book. His approach to the topic (breaking down normal and abnormal cell division, ... Read More Rating: - Just right.....I have found this an excellent resource for learning the basics of cancer. This is not difficult but gives you enought science that it doesn't insult your intelligence. I would recommend this to someone that wants to learn the basics of cancer. Rating:  - Understable and accessible cancer researchExcellent book. It provides an overview of the latest advances on cancer research trying to explain its very complex nature. It does so in a clear and direct way. It is amazing how a deep book on such a complex subject can be made so easy to read. The concepts are explained step by step. The most representative cancers are throughly explained for the layman. 
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