A Guide to Cancer

Melford John completed a first degree in Biochemistry at The University of London, followed by a PhD in Biochemistry, also at The University of London. He has been a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of the West Indies for 6 years, where he teaches biochemistry to medical students. His research is devoted to cancer genomics. Before coming to the University of the West Indies he spent 9 years at The European Bioinformatics Institute in Cambridge, UK as a database administrator in the Protein Data Bank in Europe group (PDBe).

Origins. Why Cancer?: The driving force of cancer. War on Cancer: Explores the concept of war against cancer. Tumor Growth: Considers the growth and architecture of cancer colonies, and their implications on treatment. Tumour suppression: How the innate immune system suppresses cancer. Adaptive Tumor Suppression: How the adaptive immune system fights cancer. Surgery: Different types and benefits. The Cancer Landscape: Classification of cancers. The Immortal Cell: How cell immortality is attained. Radiotherapy: Its use and how it works. Driver Mutations: Oncogenes and tumour suppressor genes. Chemotherapy: Different types and how they work. Antioxidants: Do they protect against cancer? Vitamin D: Benefits and how it helps. Viruses: How viruses cause cancer. Metastasis: Exodus of cancer cells. Revelations.