The Cancer Challenge : Biology, causes, and treatments

Written primarily for 16-to-19-year-old students, this primer provides a highly accessible overview of key milestones in the history of cancer research, our current understanding of the disease, and future directions in its diagnosis and treatment. The Cancer Challenge introduces students to key concepts in the study of cancer, explaining how cancers develop and covering a variety of approaches to their diagnosis and treatment.Discussions of new approaches to preventing cancers, screening programmes, and innovations in diagnosis that draw on AI provide insights into current developments in cancer research and how they benefit patients. Key featuresbl Oxford Biology Primers are the only resource to introduce prospective and current students of undergraduate-level bioscience to a range of topics from this dynamic experimental science, enticing readers to study furtherbl Its titles directly support two key transitions in the student journey: from school to undergraduate-level study, and from undergraduate to independent researcherbl Its modular format offers a high degree of flexibility, with teachers being able to draw on specific volumes that augment the post-16 curriculum, university lecturers being able to draw on specific volumes at different stages of the undergraduate curriculum, and with materials from the series being available for access in both print and digital formatsbl The Cancer Challenge is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats: the e-book and Science Trove offer a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support.For more information about e-books, please visit www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks