In this lucid and entertaining book, Mel Greaves argues that evolutionary biology offers a new perspective that can help us unravel the riddle of cancer. Why, for example, have women always had such a raw deal in the cancer stakes? And why are some cancers, such as prostate cancer, increasing in incidence? Greaves argues that Darwinian selection millions of years ago has endowed our genes and cells with inherently cancerous credentials, and this is exacerbated by our rapid social evolution and exotic behavioural traits that outpace genetic adaptation. The book is full of novel insights, the latest scientific discoveries, and wonderful historical anecdotes. It provides a unique portrait of cancer, past, present, and future.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISBN-13
9780192628343
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94657273
Product Key Features
Book Title
Cancer: the Evolutionary Legacy
Author
Mel Greaves
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Medicine, Science, Popular Medicine, Biology
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
451g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Mel Greaves
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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