The Biology of Disease

"This book was essential reading for my PgCert in Biomedical Science and would be useful for the BSc also. It overviews various diseases and goes into the roles of the different biomedical disciplines in their diagnosis and monitoring, including diabetes and cancer. It gives a good overview of biomedical science from the patient/clinician point of view."
~ Written on 2005-06-22

"This is an excellently written book; not a core text for pathology but definitely for distinction candidates and those with a deeper interest into the molecular biology of pathological process. I was researching the link between the Epstein Barr virus and Hodgkin's disease and found very little coherent material published in the journals. This book, published this year, had a diagram and explanation of the proposed onco-virus action that was as clear as it was comprehensive. It contains many gems of information that are just the ticket for spicing up essays and are of great significance. The chapters on the cell cycle, inflammation and the immune system are wonderfully comprehensible. The explorations of the current thinking on the genetics of cancer, the mechanism of invasion and metastasis, bacterial and viral infections, gene and chromosome disorders are well written and peppered with photos and exquisite diagrams. 34 detailed cases reports help consolidate the principles and pose an enjoyable diagnostic challenge at the end of the book. There are very few competing texts in this field and this is the best one I have come across. I promise that time taken to dip into this book will be well rewarded."
~ Written on 2001-08-20