Matters of Life and Death: Perspectives on Public Health, Molecular Biology, Cancer, and the Prospects for the Human Race

by John Cairns

Book Overview

Cancer has become the scourge of the twentieth century. It was always part of the human condition, but until recently it was not a common cause of death because most people died from the infectious diseases. Now that so many of us will live long enough to develop cancer, we need to learn as much about it as we can. This requires some understanding of molecular biology. John Cairns has made significant contributions to cancer research, molecular biology,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691028729
• ISBN13: 9780691028729
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.8" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 19 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher