The biology of cancer/
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York:
Garland Science,
[c2007]
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Table of Contents:
- The biology and genetics of cells and organisms
- The nature of cancer
- Tumor viruses
- Cellular oncogenes
- Growth factors and their receptors
- Cytoplasmic signaling circuitry programs many of the traits of cancer
- Tumor suppressor genes
- pRb and control of the cell cycle clock
- p53 and apoptosis: master guardian and executioner
- Eternal life: cell immortalization and tumorigenesis
- Multistep tumorigenesis
- Maintenance of genomic integrity and the development of cancer
- Dialogue replaces monologue: heterotypic interactions and the biology of angiogenesis
- Moving out: invasion and metastasis
- Crowd control: tumor immunology and immunotherapy
- The rational treatment of cancer.