Summary
There were an estimated 1.5 million new cases of cancer in the U.S. in 2008, according to the American Cancer Society. In addition to surgery and radiation treatments, anti-cancer drugs are an important part of fighting cancer. Also referred to as chemotherapy, cancer treatment drugs work by killing or slowing the growth of cancer cells. Because cancer takes a wide variety of forms, many different drugs are used to treat it, and some are designed to combat specific cancer types. Newly updated, Cancer Treatment Drugs, Second Edition explains how cancer drugs work and looks at the ongoing effort to develop new and better anti-cancer drugs.
About the Author(s)
Alan Hecht, D.C., is a practicing chiropractor in New York. He is also an adjunct professor at Farmingdale State College, C.W. Post campus of Long Island University, and Nassau Community College. He teaches courses in medical microbiology, anatomy and physiology, comparative anatomy, human physiology, human nutrition, embryology, graduate anatomy, and physiology for medical physics and general biology. In addition, he is the course coordinator for human nutrition and graduate anatomy and physiology for medical physics at Hofstra University, where he is an adjunct associate professor. Dr. Hecht received his B.S. in biology/premedical studies from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, New Jersey. He received his M.S. in basic medical sciences from New York University School of Medicine. He also received his Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) degree from New York Chiropractic College in Brookville, New York.