Molecular biology of cancer
Subtitle: mechanisms, targets, and therapeutics
By: Lauren Pecorino.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9780199211487
Subjects: Cancer -- Molecular aspects.; Cancer cells.; Neoplasms -- etiology.; Antineoplastic Agents -- therapeutic use.; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic -- genetics.; Neoplasms -- genetics.; Neoplasms -- therapy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: DNA structure and stability : mutations versus repair; value: Regulation of gene expression; value: Growth factor signaling and oncogenes; value: The cell cycle; value: Growth inhibition and tumor suppressor genes; value: Apoptosis; value: Stem cells and differentiation; value: Metastasis; value: Infections and inflammation; value: Nutrients, hormones, and gene interactions; value: The cancer industry : drug development and clinical trial design; value: Cancer in the future : focus on diagnostics and immunotherapy.