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: title: DNA structure and stability : mutations versus repair; title: Regulation of gene expression; title: Growth factor signaling and oncogenes; title: The cell cycle; title: Growth inhibition and tumor suppressor genes; title: Apoptosis; title: Stem cells and differentiation; title: Metastasis; title: Infections and inflammation; title: Nutrients, hormones, and gene interactions; title: The cancer industry : drug development and clinical trial design; title: Cancer in the future : focus on diagnostics and immunotherapy.