The biology of cancer / Robert A. Weinberg.

By: Weinberg, Robert AMaterial type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: New York : Garland Science, Taylor & Francis Group, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Edition: Second editionDescription: xx, 876, A:6, G:30, I:28 pagesContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780815342199 (hardback); 9780815342205 (pbk.)Subject(s): Cancer | Cancer | Cancer cells | -- Molecular aspects | -- Genetic aspectsDDC classification: 616.99/4 LOC classification: RC268.4 | .W45 2014
Contents:
The biology and genetics of cells and organisms -- The nature of cancer -- Tumor viruses -- Cellular oncogenes -- Growth factors, receptors, and cancer -- Cytoplasmic signaling circuitry programs many of the traits of cancer -- Tumor suppressor genes -- Prb and control of the cell cycle clock -- P53 and apoptosis: master guardian and executioner -- Eternal life : cell immortalization and tumorigenesis -- Multi-step tumorigenesis -- Maintenance of genomic integrity and the development of cancer -- Dialogue replaces monologue : heterotypic interactions and the biology of angiogenesis -- Moving out : invasion and metastasis -- Crowd control : tumor immunology and immunotherapy -- The rational treatment of cancer.
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Accompanying DVD-ROM includes: figures in PowerPoint and JPEG formats, supplementary sidebars, mini-lectures, movies, and media guide.

Title on accompanying poster: Pathways in human cancer, revised edition.

The biology and genetics of cells and organisms -- The nature of cancer -- Tumor viruses -- Cellular oncogenes -- Growth factors, receptors, and cancer -- Cytoplasmic signaling circuitry programs many of the traits of cancer -- Tumor suppressor genes -- Prb and control of the cell cycle clock -- P53 and apoptosis: master guardian and executioner -- Eternal life : cell immortalization and tumorigenesis -- Multi-step tumorigenesis -- Maintenance of genomic integrity and the development of cancer -- Dialogue replaces monologue : heterotypic interactions and the biology of angiogenesis -- Moving out : invasion and metastasis -- Crowd control : tumor immunology and immunotherapy -- The rational treatment of cancer.

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