| Description |
xviii, 316 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
DNA structure and stability : mutations versus repair -- Regulation of gene expression -- Growth factor signaling and oncogenes -- The cell cycle -- Growth inhibition and tumor suppressor genes -- Apoptosis -- Stem cells and differentiation -- Metastasis -- Infections and inflammation -- Nutrients, hormones, and gene interactions -- The cancer industry : drug development and clinical trial design -- Cancer in the future : focus on diagnostics and immunotherapy |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 2005 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Cancer -- Molecular aspects.
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Cancer cells -- Growth.
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Cell proliferation -- Molecular aspects.
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| LC no. |
2008004048 |
| ISBN |
9780199211487 (paperback) |
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0199211485 (paperback) |
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