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Published by Canadian Cancer Society - B.C. And Yukon Division, Canada, 1988
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Revised. 114 pages including glossaries. This book was prepared to help teachers and students understand the biology of cancer, and to provide guidelines for reducing the risk of cancers. Chapters include: what is cancer?; why study cancer?; types of cancer; skin cancers; cancers of the lung; cancers of the mouth; cancers of the blood; testicular cancers; breast cancers; cancers of the cervix; cancers of the colon and rectum; recent advances in cancer research. Suitable to support a unit on cancer in secondary school biology classes. Some knowledge about the nature of the cell and basic human biology and anatomy is useful to reap the full benefits of this manual.