The Cancer Challenge: Biology, Causes, and Treatments

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Aysha Divan (Professor in Cancer Biology and Higher Education, Professor in Cancer Biology and Higher Education, University of Leeds) Janice Royds (Researcher, Researcher)

The Cancer Challenge

Biology, Causes, and Treatments

Aysha Divan (Professor in Cancer Biology and Higher Education, Professor in Cancer Biology and Higher Education, University of Leeds), Janice Royds (Researcher, Researcher)

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Oxford University Press
04 September 2024

Oncology; Biology, life sciences

Series: Oxford Biology Primers

Written primarily for 16-to-19-year-old students, this primer provides a highly accessible overview of key milestones in the history of cancer research, our current understanding of the disease, and future directions in its diagnosis and treatment.

The Cancer Challenge introduces students to key concepts in the study of cancer, explaining how cancers develop and covering a variety of approaches to their diagnosis and treatment. Discussions of new approaches to preventing cancers, screening programmes, and innovations in diagnosis that draw on AI provide insights into current developments in cancer research and how they benefit patients.

Key features• Oxford Biology Primers are the only resource to introduce prospective and current students of undergraduate-level bioscience to a range of topics from this dynamic experimental science, enticing readers to study further• Its titles directly support two key transitions in the student journey: from school to undergraduate-level study, and from undergraduate to independent researcher• Its modular format offers a high degree of flexibility, with teachers being able to draw on specific volumes that augment the post-16 curriculum, university lecturers being able to draw on specific volumes at different stages of the undergraduate curriculum, and with materials from the series being available for access in both print and digital formats• The Cancer Challenge is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats: the e-book and Science Trove offer a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support. For more information about e-books, please visit www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks

By: Aysha Divan (Professor in Cancer Biology and Higher Education Professor in Cancer Biology and Higher Education University of Leeds), Janice Royds (Researcher, Researcher)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 190mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 384g
ISBN: 9780198870050
ISBN 10: 0198870051
Series: Oxford Biology Primers
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 04 September 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Aysha Divan grew up in West Yorkshire, spending time exploring fields and woods during the day and reading in the evening. This love for reading, combined with an interest in how the human body works, led to the study of a dual degree in Biochemistry and Genetics followed by a PhD. Her research interests focus on understanding how cancer develops and how these findings can translate into therapies. Aysha has a strong commitment to education, motivated by her encounters with excellent teachers at all levels of study. She has led on many curriculum development projects, nationally and internationally, to inspire and train the next generation of scientists. Aysha currently works at the University of Leeds, combining teaching and research along with education leadership responsibilities. Janice Royds grew up among the hills and moors of West Yorkshire, where she gained a love of nature. Inspired by teachers, including her father, she developed a love of science, leading to the study of biochemistry at Sheffield University. For her PhD and postdoctoral studies, she investigated the molecular basis of disease with special reference to cancer. While at Sheffield University, Janice also gained qualifications in education. She taught molecular biology on many medical courses both at Sheffield University and also at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand.