The molecular basis of cancer
By: John Mendelsohn ... [et al.].
Contributors: Mendelsohn, John, 1936-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Saunders
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Philadelphia, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 691
Subjects: Cancer -- Molecular aspects.; Carcinogenesis.; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic -- genetics.; Neoplasms -- metabolism.; Neoplasm Metastasis -- genetics.; Neoplasms -- therapy.; Cancer -- Aspect moléculaire.; Cancérogenèse.
Other titles: Cancer.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Cancer: a genetic disorder; title: Ch. 2. Regulation of the cell cycle; title: Ch. 3. Programmed cell death and senescence; title: Ch. 4. Progressive genetic abnormalities in human neoplasia; title: Ch. 5. Viral carcinogenesis; title: Ch. 6. Tumor suppressor genes; title: Ch. 7. Oncogenes and signal transduction; title: Ch. 8. Growth factors and their receptors in epithelial malignancies; title: Ch. 9. Metastasis and angiogenesis: molecular dissection and novel applications; title: Ch. 10. Tumor angiogenesis; title: Ch. 11. Molecular biology of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and multiple myeloma; title: Ch. 12. Molecular genetics of acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; title: Ch. 13. Molecular biology of childhood neoplasms; title: Ch. 14. Molecular biology of lung cancer; title: Ch. 15. Molecular abnormalities in colon and rectal cancer; title: Ch. 16. Molecular basis of breast cancer; title: Ch. 17. Molecular biology of prostate cancer; title: Ch. 18. Molecular pathogenesis of ovarian cancer; title: Ch. 19. Molecular biology of melanoma; title: Ch. 20. Natural and acquired resistance to chemotherapeutic agents; title: Ch. 21. Radiation therapy; title: Ch. 22. Monoclonal antibodies; title: Ch. 23. Interferons and hematopoietic cytokines; title: Ch. 24. Cellular immunity and cytokines; title: Ch. 25. Cancer-specific vaccines; title: Ch. 26. Gene therapy; title: Ch. 27. Molecular markers in cancer therapy: evolution of a concept; title: Ch. 28. Molecular mechanisms of chemoprevention and differentiation therapy; title: Ch. 29. Counseling for hereditary cancer risk.