The Cancer Handbook, 2 Volume Set

, by Alison, Malcolm R.

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ISBN: 9780470018521 | 0470018526
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 7/30/2007

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The Molecular and Cellular Basis of Cancer
Cell and Tissue Organization
Stem Cells and Tumorigenesis
Regulation of the Cell Cycle, Cell Cycle Checkpoints, and Cancer
Apoptosis
Genetic Susceptibility to Cancer
The Role of Epigenetic Alterations in Cancer
Genomic Instability and DNA Repair
Micro-RNAs as Oncogenes and Tumour Suppressors
Regulation of Translation in Malignant Transformation
Human DNA Tumour Viruses
RNA Tumour Viruses
Invasion and Metastasis
Angiogenesis
The Biology of Tumour Stroma
The Links between Inflammation and Cancer
Telomerase
Signalling by Steroid Receptors
Signalling by Cytokines
Signalling by Tyrosine Kinases
Signaling by Ras and Rho GTPases
Wnt Signal Transduction
Transforming Growth Factor-? And Cancer
p53 Family Pathway in Cancer
The Retinoblastoma Tumour Suppressor
Development and Cancer- The HOX Gene Connection
The Causation and Prevention of Cancer
Epidemiology in the Identification of Cancer Causes
Mechanisms of Chemical Carcinogenesis
The Formation of DNA Adducts
Physical Causes of Cancer
Non-genotoxic Causes of Cancer
Infectious Agents and Cancer
Short-Term Testing for Genotoxicity
Cancer Bioassays
Molecular Epidemiology of Cancer and the Use of Biomarkers
Dietary Genotoxins and Cancer
Tobacco Use and Cancer
Occupational Causes of Cancer
Intervention and Chemoprevention of Cancer - Treatment of Carcinogenesis
Systematic Oncology
Introduction to the Diagnosis of Cancer
Skin
Oral Cavity and Major and Minor Salivary Glands
Respiratory System
Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
Lower Gastrointestinal Tract
Pancreas
Liver, Gallbladder, and Extrahepatic Bile Ducts
Endocrine Organs
Breast
Female Reproductive System
Urinary Tract
Male Genital Tract
Lymph Nodes
Blood and Bone Marrow: Myeloid Leukaemias and Related Neoplasms
Bones
Soft Tissues
Pleura and Peritoneum
Heart
Neuromuscular System
Eye and Ocular Adnexa
Ear
Unknown Primary
Pre-clinical models for Human Cancer
Advantages and Limitations of Models for Cancer and Malignant Cell Progression
Basic Tissue and Cell Culture in Cancer Research
Transgenic Technology in the Study of Oncogenes and Tumour-Suppressor Genes
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The Cancer Handbook, 2 Volume Set

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