Introduction to the Cellular and Molecular Biology of Cancer

Margaret Knowles, Peter Selby (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

549 Seiten

2005 | 4th Revised edition
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-856853-7 (ISBN)

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This new edition of Introduction to the Cellular and Molecular Biology of Cancer provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of cancer biology, covering the current status of both research and treatment. For the student or new researcher the breadth of cancer research can appear daunting, yet a broad understanding is essential for translation of laboratory findings into the clinic. Within the broad scope of the book, each topic is reviewed authoritatively by experts in the field, and the accompanying bibliographies allow rapid access to the relevant current literature. The book covers topics extending from the molecular alterations found in cancer cells and their causes to the current range of approaches to treatment. Since the publication of the previous edition in 1997 there has been unprecedented progress in cancer research:

Margaret Knowles is Professor of Experimental Cancer Research at the University of Leeds, and Associate Director of the Cancer Research UK Clinical Centre, also in Leeds. Peter Selby is Professor of Cancer Medicine and Director of the National Cancer Research Network at the University of Leeds.

1. What is cancer? ; 2. The causes of cancer ; 3. Inherited susceptibility to cancer ; 4. DNA repair and cancer ; 5. Epigenetic events in cancer ; 6. Molecular cytogenetics of cancer ; 7. Oncogenes ; 8. Tumour suppressor genes ; 9. The cancer cell cycle ; 10. Cellular immortalization and telomerase activation in cancer ; 11. Growth factors and their signalling pathways in cancer ; 12. Apoptosis: molecular physiology and significance for cancer therapeutics ; 13. Mechanisms of viral carcinogenesis ; 14. Cytokines and cancer ; 15. Hormones and cancer ; 16. The spread of tumours ; 17. Angiogenesis ; 18. Stem cells, heamopoiesis, and leukaemia ; 19. Animal models of cancer ; 20. The immunology of cancer ; 21. The molecular pathology of cancer ; 22. From transcriptome to proteome ; 23. Local treatment of cancer ; 24. Chemotherapy ; 25. Radiotherapy and molecular radiotherapy ; 26. Monoclonal antibodies and therapy ; 27. Immunotherapy of cancer ; 28. Cancer gene therapy ; 29. Screening ; 30. Conclusions and prospects

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.9.2005
Zusatzinfo	numerous b/w line, 6 halftones; 6 full colour
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	196 x 254 mm
Gewicht	1260 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
	Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Humangenetik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie
ISBN-10	0-19-856853-3 / 0198568533
ISBN-13	978-0-19-856853-7 / 9780198568537
Zustand	Neuware