Description: Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas are cancers that affect the lymphatic system. This informative book offers the very latest in what is known by scientists to be the possible causes of the disease, how this type of cancer came to be the first successfully treated cancer in the age of modern science, and the present-day detection and treatment of lymphoma. An insightful and easy-to-understand overview, this book discusses the future of treating and curing lymphoma, including such groundbreaking techniques as vaccines and lab-produced antibodies.
Review Quotes: Series Review: Cancer and Modern Science "...with a highly readable design, including crisp color photos and anatomical diagrams, the series will also serve the needs of student researchers. Also features excellent, extensive back batter, with a glossary, a bibliography, and Web sites." --Booklist Series Review: "With vivid electron micrographic images... these slim, colorful volumes are certainly eye-catching to potential researchers... Photographs, diagrams, multihued headings, and spotlighted inserts are plentiful... are solid overviews of the current understanding of these conditions..." --School Library Journal Series Review: "The colorful photos or illustrations enhance the understanding of the text... a multipage glossary defines confusing scientific terms." --Nancy Kuta, Juanita High School LWSD