Molecular Biology of Cancer : Mechanisms, Targets, and Therapeutics /
Lauren Pecorino, University of Greenwich.
- Third edition.
- xviii, 342 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 -- The immune system, infections, and inflammation -- Nutrients, hormones, and gene interactions -- The cancer industry : drug development, pharmocogenomics, and clinical trial design -- Cancer in the future : focus on cancer vaccines and technology.