The Cheating Cell: How Evolution Helps Us Understand and Treat Cancer

Athena Aktipis

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Author
Athena Aktipis
Publish Date
2020
Subtitle
How Evolution Helps Us Understand and Treat Cancer
Book Type
Paperback
Number of Pages
256
Publisher Name
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691207860
ISBN-13
9780691207865
citemno
271576
SKU
9780691207865

Description

A fundamental and groundbreaking reassessment of how we view and manage cancer
When we think of the forces driving cancer, we don't necessarily think of evolution. But evolution and cancer are closely linked, for the historical processes that created life also created cancer. The Cheating Cell delves into this extraordinary relationship, and shows that by understanding cancer's evolutionary origins, researchers can come up with more effective, revolutionary treatments. Unifying the latest research from biology, ecology, medicine, and social science, The Cheating Cell challenges us to rethink cancer's fundamental nature and our relationship to it.