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Neoplastic Development 2: Leslie Foulds London and New York: Academic Press. 1975. Pp. 729. £16.80, $43.50.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Copyright Year | 1975 |
| Abstract | Dr Foulds, over the years he was involved in cancer research, developed a way of thinking about neoplastic conditions which, in the later years of his life, he committed to paper. Whereas the first of his two volumes dealt with much of the theoretical background, the second one attempts to encompass what Foulds refers to as the stark reality of malignancy. The central theme of both volumes is that neoplastic development should be thought of as a continuous process of which the end product is presented to the clinician. The process can be divided into phases A, B, and C which Foulds exemplifies fully from studies of laboratory and domestic animals and of human pathology. Each major chapter of the second volume deals with neoplasia in a different organ system and tells what is known and thought about the disease in question. Paucity of information is underlined, and where an interpretation raises doubts in Foulds' mind he says so clearly. Both books are highly stimulating. They are written in a readable form with numerous wry and lively asides, and the intellectual approach to cancer research is leavened with enormous experience and knowledge. It says much for Foulds' art that, despite the ubiquitous exemplification of the facets of his central hypothesis, one can disagree with it and yet read the books with pleasure. They should provide a source of enlightenment for cancer research-workers for years to come. |
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| DOI | 10.1016/S0140-6736(75)80010-9 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://api.elsevier.com/content/article/pii/S0140673675800109 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2875%2980010-9 |
| Volume Number | 306 |
| Journal | The Lancet |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
