Rogue Cells
A Conversation on the Myths and Mysteries of Cancer
Published on 27. February 2024
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-4214-4828-2 (ISBN)
Description
A compelling guide to understanding cancer and embracing life.
Rogue Cells is the essential guide to navigating cancer diagnosis and treatment. Coauthored by Dr. Richard J. Jones, an internationally renowned cancer physician and researcher, and T. Michael McCormick, this guide provides the important information that patients and physicians need to approach cancer with more hope and less worry and fear.
With an engaging blend of science and humor, Jones and McCormick discuss everything from the causes of cancer to preventative measures and treatment options. Their goal is to educate and reassure readers by translating the science into everyday conversational language covering the biology of cancer, the state of current research, prospects for treatment, and different ways to approach a diagnosis.
For anyone who wants to understand the mechanisms of cancer and how best to make informed decisions about diagnosis and treatment, this work offers a guide to the cancer journey, and how best to navigate it.
Rogue Cells is the essential guide to navigating cancer diagnosis and treatment. Coauthored by Dr. Richard J. Jones, an internationally renowned cancer physician and researcher, and T. Michael McCormick, this guide provides the important information that patients and physicians need to approach cancer with more hope and less worry and fear.
With an engaging blend of science and humor, Jones and McCormick discuss everything from the causes of cancer to preventative measures and treatment options. Their goal is to educate and reassure readers by translating the science into everyday conversational language covering the biology of cancer, the state of current research, prospects for treatment, and different ways to approach a diagnosis.
For anyone who wants to understand the mechanisms of cancer and how best to make informed decisions about diagnosis and treatment, this work offers a guide to the cancer journey, and how best to navigate it.
Reviews / Votes
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, (c) Doody's Review Service
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Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore, MD
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
29 s/w Zeichnungen, 23 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder
21 Halftones, black and white; 30 Line drawings, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4214-4828-2 (9781421448282)
DOI
10.56021/9781421448282
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Richard J. Jones | T. Michael McCormick
Rogue Cells
A Conversation on the Myths and Mysteries of Cancer
E-Book
02/2024
Johns Hopkins University Press
€30.99
Available for download
Persons
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.
Content
Introduction
Chapter 1. Cancer's Myths and Mysteries
Chapter 2. Cancer Biology: Cells Going Rogue
Chapter 3. Cancer Stem Cells: The Dandelion Phenomenon
Chapter 4. Metastasis: The Moving Target
Chapter 5. Clinical Basics: Bench to Bedside and Back Again
Chapter 6. Treatment versus Cure: Of Flies, Flyswatters, Dandelions, and Lawn Mowers
Chapter 7. Diagnosing Cancer: Better the Devil You Know Than the Devil You Don't
Chapter 8. Cancer Treatments: Winning the Battle without Losing the War
Chapter 9. Cancer Prevention I: Stop It before It Starts
Chapter 10. Cancer Prevention II: Everything in Moderation (including Moderation)
Chapter 11. How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Not Fear Cancer
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Online Resources
References
Index
Chapter 1. Cancer's Myths and Mysteries
Chapter 2. Cancer Biology: Cells Going Rogue
Chapter 3. Cancer Stem Cells: The Dandelion Phenomenon
Chapter 4. Metastasis: The Moving Target
Chapter 5. Clinical Basics: Bench to Bedside and Back Again
Chapter 6. Treatment versus Cure: Of Flies, Flyswatters, Dandelions, and Lawn Mowers
Chapter 7. Diagnosing Cancer: Better the Devil You Know Than the Devil You Don't
Chapter 8. Cancer Treatments: Winning the Battle without Losing the War
Chapter 9. Cancer Prevention I: Stop It before It Starts
Chapter 10. Cancer Prevention II: Everything in Moderation (including Moderation)
Chapter 11. How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Not Fear Cancer
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Online Resources
References
Index