Principles of Cancer Biology‎,‎ is an engaging book focused on providing students with a "big picture" view of cancer‎.‎ Author Lewis Kleinsmith has written an instructional text focusing on key concepts for both students and a general audience‎.‎ For those instructors who wish to delve into particular aspects of cancer biology in greater depth‎,‎ each chapter contains a list of suggested readings that expand the detail as needed‎.‎ The text also emphasizes the scientific evidence that underlies cancer biology‎,‎ and teaches students to think critically about this evidence‎- as there are constantly new "breakthroughs" and reports in this field‎.‎ For students who need the review‎,‎ there are brief reviews of several topics related to DNA replication and repair‎,‎ cell division‎,‎ cell signaling‎,‎ and inheritance patterns in chapters where these subjects are relevant‎.‎ By including these reviews‎,‎ the text is both accessible and engaging to a broad audience of readers who are studying cancer biology for the first time‎,‎ as well as an interested general audience‎.‎