Introduction to the cellular and molecular biology of cancer / Margaret A. Knowles, Peter J. Selby.

By:

Knowles, Margaret A

Contributor(s):

Selby, P. (Peter)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 532 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780191513817
0191513814
9781429421553
142942155X
9780198525639
019852563X
9780198568537
0198568533

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Introduction to the cellular and molecular biology of cancer.DDC classification:

616.99/4071 22

LOC classification:

RC268.5 .K56 2005eb

NLM classification:

2005 K-586
QZ 200

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Contents:

Contributors; 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 Tumour angiogenesis

18 Stem cells, haemopoiesis, and leukaemia19 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; Index

Summary: . What is cancer?, L.M. Franks and Margaret A. Knowles. 2. The causes of cancer, Naomi Allen, Robert Newton, Amy Berrington de Gonzalez, Jane Green, Emily Banks, and Timothy J. Key. 3. Inherited Susceptibility to Cancer, D. Timothy Bishop. 4. DNA Repair and Cancer, Beate Koberle, John P. Wittschieben, and Richard D. Wood. 5. Epigenetic Events in Cancer, Jonathan C. Cheng and Peter A. Jones. 6. Molecular Cytogenetics of Cancer, Denise. Sheer and Janet Shipley. 7. Oncogenes, Margaret A. Knowles. 8. Tumour suppressor genes, Sonia Lain and David P. Lane. 9. The cancer cell cycle, Chris J. Norbury.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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. What is cancer?, L.M. Franks and Margaret A. Knowles. 2. The causes of cancer, Naomi Allen, Robert Newton, Amy Berrington de Gonzalez, Jane Green, Emily Banks, and Timothy J. Key. 3. Inherited Susceptibility to Cancer, D. Timothy Bishop. 4. DNA Repair and Cancer, Beate Koberle, John P. Wittschieben, and Richard D. Wood. 5. Epigenetic Events in Cancer, Jonathan C. Cheng and Peter A. Jones. 6. Molecular Cytogenetics of Cancer, Denise. Sheer and Janet Shipley. 7. Oncogenes, Margaret A. Knowles. 8. Tumour suppressor genes, Sonia Lain and David P. Lane. 9. The cancer cell cycle, Chris J. Norbury.

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