Advances in Understanding Genetic Changes in Cancer: Impact on Diagnosis and Treatment Decisions in the 1990s
84 pages. Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 1992. $19.00 U.S.; $23.00 export.
Short reviews on methods, and their interpretations, for testing for tumor-specific genetic markers and on recently developed concepts of pathogenetic bases for hematologic and solid-tumor malignancies. Only brief mention of therapeutic possibilities that may arise from these fundamental lines of investigation. The closing summary concisely sketches implications for development of new diagnostic services.
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