Rogue Cells

Richard J. Jones, MD (BALTIMORE, MD), is a professor of oncology, medicine, and pathophysiology at Johns Hopkins University. He is also director of the Bone Marrow Transplant Program and codirector of the Hematologic Malignancies Program at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, as well as an associate director of the Cancer Center. T. Michael McCormick, MS Ed (SEVERNA PARK, MD), is retired from a long career in systems and software engineering and information technology management.

• IntroductionChapter 1. Cancer's Myths and MysteriesChapter 2. Cancer Biology: Cells Going RogueChapter 3. Cancer Stem Cells: The Dandelion PhenomenonChapter 4. Metastasis: The Moving TargetChapter 5. Clinical Basics: Bench to Bedside and Back AgainChapter 6. Treatment versus Cure: Of Flies, Flyswatters, Dandelions, and Lawn MowersChapter 7. Diagnosing Cancer: Better the Devil You Know Than the Devil You Don'tChapter 8. Cancer Treatments: Winning the Battle without Losing the WarChapter 9. Cancer Prevention I: Stop It before It StartsChapter 10. Cancer Prevention II: Everything in Moderation (including Moderation)Chapter 11. How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Not Fear CancerAfterwordAcknowledgmentsOnline ResourcesReferencesIndex

A unique patient resource. Physicians will find the scientific information appealing as well.—George M Rodgers, MD, PhD (University of Utah School of Medicine), 2024, © Doody's Review Service