Cancer: A Very Short Introduction

by Nicholas James

Book Overview

Every year around 10 million people are diagnosed with cancer, around 80% of whom are destined to die from the disease, accounting for 1 in 6 of all deaths worldwide. And while research into cancer is bringing huge improvements in the range of options available to cancer patients, these new therapies bring with them massive challenges for healthcare systems struggling to find the huge sums of money for the large numbers of patients involved. This...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B019VKU13K
• ISBN13: 9780199560233
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.5" x 6.8"