The molecular biology of cancer
By: edited by Stella Pelengaris and Michael Khan ; contributors, Maria Blasco ... [et al.].
Contributors: Pelengaris, Stella.; Khan, Michael.; Pelengaris, Stella.; Khan, Michael.; Blasco, Maria.
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 531
ISBN-13: 9781405118149
Subjects: Cancer -- Molecular aspects.; Neoplasms -- genetics.; Molecular Biology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The burden of cancer / William Steward and Anne Thomas; title: Nature and nurture in oncogenesis / Stella Pelengaris and Mike Khan; title: DNA replication and the cell cycle / Stella Pelengaris and Mike Khan; title: Regulation of growth: growth factors, receptors and signaling pathways / Stella Pelengaris and Mike Khan; title: Oncogenes / Stella Pelengaris and Mike Khan; title: Tumour suppressor genes / Martine Roussel; title: Apoptosis / Stella Pelengaris and Mike Khan; title: Telomeres and senescence / Maria Blasco and Mike Khan; title: Genetic instability, chromosomes and repair / Stella Pelengaris and Mike Khan; title: Cancer is more than a genetic condition / Stella Pelengaris and Mike Khan; title: Cell adhesion, cell-cell interactions and metastases / Charles Streuli; title: Tumor immunity and immunotherapy / Cassian Yee; title: Angiogenesis / David Shima and Christiana Ruhrberg; title: Diagnosis of cancer / William Steward and Anne Thomas; title: Treatment of cancer: chemotherapy and radiotherapy / William Steward and Anne Thomas; title: Caring for the cancer patient / Nicky Rudd and Esther Waterhouse; title: Genomics and proteomics in cancer research and diagnosis / Bart de Witt.