عنوان

The molecular biology of cancer

1405118148 (pbk. : alk. paper)

English Book

The molecular biology of cancer

edited by Stella Pelengaris and Michael Khan ; with contributions from Maria Blasco ... [et al.]&

Malden, MA ;Oxford

Blackwell Pub.,

2006

x, 531 p. , ill. , 25 cm.

Includes index.

Introduction / Stella Pelengaris, Mike Khan -- The burden of cancer / William Steward, Anne Thomas -- Nature and nurture in oncogenesis / Stella Pelengaris, Mike Khan -- DNA replication and the cell cycle / Stella Pelengaris, Mike Khan -- Regulation of growth : growth factors, receptors and signaling pathways / Stella Pelengaris, Mike Khan -- Oncogenes / Stella Pelengaris, Mike Khan -- Tumour suppressor genes / Martine Roussel -- Apoptosis / Stella Pelengaris, Mike Khan -- Telomeres and senescence / Maria Blasco, Mike Khan -- Genetic instability, chromosomes and repair / Stella Pelengaris, Mike Khan -- Cancer is more than a genetic condition / Stella Pelengaris, Mike Khan -- Cell-matrix adhesion, cell-cell interactions and metastases / Charles Streuli -- Tumor immunity and immunotherapy / Cassian Yee -- Angiogenesis / David T. Shima, Christiana Ruhrberg -- Diagnosis of cancer / Anne Thomas, William Steward -- Treatment of cancer : chemotherapy and radiotherapy / A.L. Thomas, R.A. Sharma, W.P. Steward -- Caring for the cancer patient / Nicky Rudd, Esther Waterhouse -- Genomics and proteomics in cancer research and diagnosis / Norbert C.J. de Witt.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cancer, Molecular aspects

Neoplasms, genetics

Molecular Biology