Cancer??

About the Book

When it comes to cancer knowledge is a valuable thing. It's difficult to understand your treatment options if you don't understand how particular drugs or procedures work. Too many cancer patients and their families don't understand this disease. Why? Because there are few books that explain the fundamentals in understandable terms.

Physicians try to spend time with their patients explaining exactly what the disease is, but very few have the time or the ability to get the information across effectively. Why does a patient or their family need to know about the biology of cancer? Patients do want to understand their treatment options, but books that describe a treatment without describing the biological implications make an understanding of options difficult to grasp.

'CANCER?? What you need to know' supplies you with those facts. The book covers the following areas: The biological origins of cancer * Cancer genes and how they arise * Causes of cancer including chemicals, viruses and radiation * A detailed description on how cancer spreads to other parts of the body * An overview of the most common cancers including lung, breast, prostate and leukemia * Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy are discussed in detail with an expanded chapter on the new biotech drugs, those currently available and those in the 'pipeline' * A discussion on clinical trials and who should participate * Helpful guides in the prevention of cancer, and a description of alternative medicines.

About the Author

Dr. Lewis graduated with a Masters Degree and Ph.D. in cell biology from the University of Toronto. An experienced lecturer and cancer researcher, Lewis has conducted research in both industrial biotechnology and university laboratories. The recipient of multiple scholarships and research grants, the author has published over thirty scientific articles in international journals and conference proceedings including articles in the prestigious British science journal Nature. Currently in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Lewis is developing a 'model system' to test antibody therapies against prostate cancer metastasis.