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Sadava, David E.
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Cancer.
Cancer -- Research.
Cancer cells.
Cancer -- Environmental aspects.
Oncogenes.
Cancer -- Genetic aspects.
Cancer -- Surgery.
Cancer -- History.
Cancer invasiveness.
Cancer -- Susceptibility.
Metastasis.
Cancer -- Treatment.
Cancer -- Radiotherapy.
Cancer -- Chemotherapy.
Tumors -- Growth.
Precancerous conditions.
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Sadava, David E.
Cancer.
Cancer -- Research.
Cancer cells.
Cancer -- Environmental aspects.
Oncogenes.
Cancer -- Genetic aspects.
Cancer -- Surgery.
Cancer -- History.
Cancer invasiveness.
Cancer -- Susceptibility.
Metastasis.
Cancer -- Treatment.
Cancer -- Radiotherapy.
Cancer -- Chemotherapy.
Tumors -- Growth.
Precancerous conditions.
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What science knows about
cancer
[videorecording (DVD)] / David Sadava.
by
Sadava, David E.
Teaching Co., c2013.
Call #:
DVD 362.196994 S124w
Subjects
Cancer
.
Cancer
-- Research.
Cancer
cells.
Cancer
-- Environmental aspects.
Oncogenes.
Cancer
-- Genetic aspects.
Cancer
-- Surgery.
Cancer
-- History.
Cancer
invasiveness.
Cancer
-- Susceptibility.
Metastasis.
Cancer
-- Treatment.
Cancer
-- Radiotherapy.
Cancer
-- Chemotherapy.
Tumors -- Growth.
Precancerous conditions.
Series
Great courses (DVD). Better living. Health & wellness.
Great courses (DVD)
ISBN:
9781598039504 (set)
Alternate title:
Great Courses. What science knows about
cancer
[videorecording (DVD)]
Format:
[videorecording (DVD)] /
Description:
4 videodiscs (ca. 12 hrs.) : digital sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 166 p. ; 19 cm.).
Notes:
"24 lectures / 30 minutes per lecture"--Container.
Book contains lecture transcripts and outlines, timeline, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliography.
Home use only.
Contents:
Disc 1.
Cancer
is an ongoing challenge --
Cancer
is a major burden to society -- Discovering causes of
cancer
in populations -- Some causes of
cancer
in populations -- DNA is the key to understanding
cancer
-- How does DNA change to initiate
cancer
?.
Disc 2. How do we know if something causes
cancer
? -- How do normal cells function? -- What is different about
cancer
cells? -- How do tumors grow? -- How tumors spread and thrive -- What are tumor viruses?
Disc 3. How do tumor viruses cause
cancer
? -- How do cancer-causing
genes
work? -- Can
cancer
be inherited? -- How do normal
genes
suppress tumors? -- How do genetic changes result in
cancer
? -- Treating
cancer
with surgery.
Disc 4. Treating
cancer
with radiation -- Treating
cancer
with drugs -- How do drugs attack
cancer
? -- Frontiers of
cancer
treatment -- Can screening for
cancer
be useful? -- Can
cancer
be prevented?
Performers:
Lecturer, Professor David Sadava, City of Hope Medical Center and The Claremont Colleges.
Summary:
These 24 half-hour lectures explains the science that underlies the disease of
cancer
which is the second leading cause of death after heart disease. The course describes the challenge that
cancer
poses to humanity, epidemiology, the causes of
cancer
, the scientific discoveries about
cancer
deep inside cells, DNA and viral infections,
cancer
treatment and much more.
Genre:
Filmed lectures.
Educational films.
DVDs.
Other authors:
Teaching Company.
Holds:
1
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Woodlawn Public Library
Adult Nonfeature DVDs
DVD 362.196994 S124w
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