Bookedited by Richard E. LaFond.
Summary: We live in an era in which scientific information grows by the day and is so specialized that no one person can possibly absorb and kept abreast of the literature. Substantial developments in science and medicine, powered by developing technologies such as genetic sequencing, proteomics, and nanobiology, have driven cancer research forward, and a review of where we are now is desperately needed. A collection of twenty-five focused chapters written by leading researchers at the forefront of cancer research. Authors present the current state of knowledge in chapters on the role of heredity, cancer and telomeres, tumor resistance, and microRNAs in the pathogenesis of cancer, and map out areas of future research and advancement.
Contents:
Cancer--An overview / Henry C. Pitot
Cell growth control and cancer / Mikhail V. Blagosklonny, Chiang J. Li, Arthur B. Pardee
Oncogenes / Steven K. Hanks, Stephen R. Hann
Role of heredity / Alfred G. Knudson
Tumor suppressor genes / Amanda Frank, Julia Pimkina, Maureen E. Murphy
Cell surface, cytoskeleton and altered signaling / Elizabeth J. Luna
Cancer and stem cells / Connie J. Eaves
The importance of the micro-environment in cancer induction and progression / Roland Meier, Derek Radisky, Mina Bissell
Cancer and aging / Judith Campisi
Cancer and telomeres / Julien P . Duxin, Abhishek Saharia, Sheila A. Stewart
Loss of genomic stability in cancer / Johanna Eddy, Nancy Maizels
The role of inflammation in cancer / Jon Mallen-St. Clair, Dafna Bar-Sagi
AIDS and cancer / Deirdre O'Mahony, Richard F. Little, Robert Yarchoan
Chemical carcinogenesis / Miriam C. Poirier, Elizabeth K. Weisburger
Cancer as a disease of orderly tissue renewal / Donald E. Ingber
The biology of cancer metastasis / Isaiah J. Fidler, Margaret L. Kripke
Tumor resistance / George Klein, Peter Demant
Acquisition of drug resistance / Mehmet Burcu, Maria R. Baer
Apoptosis and cancer / Jessica Plati, Walter Malorni, Roya Khosravi-Far
Cancer vaccines / Elizabeth M. Jaffee, Michel Kafrouni
Immunotherapy / Michael Boyiadzis, Kenneth Foon, Ronald B. Herberman
Tracing the trajectory of cancer curability / Philip Rubin
Zebrafish models of cancer / Alyson MacInnes ... [et al.]
MicroRNAs in the pathogenesis of cancer / Scott M. Hammond.
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