Main description:

This book represents the culmination of over fifteen years of experimental and theoretical studies aimed at the elucidation of the process by which ultraviolet light induces cancer. In so far as possible the subject matter is treated from a quantitative point of view, whether dealing with the effects of ultraviolet light on isolated cells or on more integrated systems including the induction of cancer. A description of the course of carcinogenesis by ultraviolet light is presented, based on experimental data, in which cancer is treated as a growing tissue mass. This constitutes probably the most complete summary of a cancer process formulated up to this time. Originally published in 1959. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.
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Contents:

*Frontmatter, pg. i*Errata, pg. vii*Preface, pg. xi*Contents, pg. xv*Chapter 1. Introduction to the problem, pg. 3*Chapter 2. "Ultraviolet light"-a problem in definition, pg. 9*Chapter 3. Absorption of ultraviolet light, pg. 17*Chapter 4. Inactivation and lethal action, pg. 39*Chapter 5. Hemolysis: cytolysis: lysogeny, pg. 52*Chapter 6. Comparison with effects of other types of radiation, pg. 62*Chapter 7. Recovery processes, pg. 75*Chapter 8. Replication and cell division, pg. 88*Chapter 9. Inherited changes, pg. 119*Chapter 10. Developmental growth, pg. 138*Chapter 11. Acute effects on skin, pg. 155*Chapter 12. The experiments, pg. 185*Chapter 13. Cell proliferation and the Growth of tumor masses, pg. 205*Chapter 14. Quantitative interpretation of the experiments, pg. 216*Chapter 15. Some justifications and an extrapolation, pg. 243*Chapter 16. Some speculation about the mechanism of carcinogenesis, pg. 260*Chapter 17. Sunlight and cancer of the skin of man, pg. 285*Chapter 18. Some problems of evaluation, pg. 306*Envoi, pg. 321*References, pg. 323*Index, pg. 337