Oncology
Advances in Understanding Genetic Changes in Cancer
Impact on Diagnosis and Treatment Decisions in the 1990s
by Division of Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine
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The past 20 years have seen a rapid increase in our understanding of the biology of cancer. And, advances in understanding the genetics of cancer are beginning to have an impact on the clinical management of malignant disease. Many of the genetic changes that underlie malignant transformation of cells and/or that distinguish malignant clones can be used as markers to diagnose, monitor, or characterize various forms of cancer.
The purpose of this volume is to assess the current status of genetic testing in cancer management both from the standpoint of those tests and genetic markers that are presently available and from the perspective of genetic approaches to cancer testing that are likely to have an impact on cancer management in the near future.
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- Publisher National Academies Press
- Publication Date February 1992
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780309046886
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 19 USD
- Pages96
- ReadershipProfessional and scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions9 x 6 inches
- Biblio NotesRelated Digital edition - 9780309572606 . Copyright year 1992.
