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Edited by Laurent Degos, David C. Linch, and Bob Löwenberg. 944 pp., illustrated. London, Martin Dunitz, 1999. $185. ISBN 1-85317-322-3.

Advances in genetic research are playing an important part in the quest for a fundamental understanding of the basis of cancer in humans. Carcinogenesis is thought to be a somatic evolutionary process that is driven by a combination of genetic alterations and selection. The development of methods to detect and measure molecular alterations has already proved important in the cure of specific kinds of cancer. Early diagnosis and detection of relapse, together with accurate prognosis, are crucial to the effective treatment of cancer. In the past two decades, remarkable progress has been made in increasing survival rates among children and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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