Handbook Of Cancer Models With Applications

by Tan, Wai-yuan

• ISBN13: 9789812779472
• ISBN10: 9812779477
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-08-01
• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc

Table of Contents

Oncogenetic Trees	p. 1
Stochastic Multistage Cancer Models: A Fresh Look at an Old Approach	p. 25
Cancer Biology, Cancer Models and Some New Approaches to Carcinogenesis	p. 45
Modeling the Effects of Radiation on Cell Cycle Regulation and Carcinogenesis	p. 91
Cancer Models, Ionizing Radiation, and Genomic Instability: A Review	p. 109
Distribution of the Sizes of Metastases: Mathematical and Biomedical Considerations	p. 149
Mathematical Models of Cancer and their Relevant Insights	p. 173
Major Epigenetic Hypotheses of Carcinogenesis Revisited	p. 225
Induction and Repair of DNA Damage Formed by Energetic Electrons and Light Ions	p. 291
Radiation-Induced Bystander Effects	p. 323
A Stochastic Model of Human Colon Cancer Involving Multiple Pathways	p. 345
Cancer Risk Assessment of Environmental Agents by Stochastic and State Space Models of Carcinogenesis	p. 375
Stochastic Models for Preneoplastic Lesions and Their Application for Cancer Risk Assessment	p. 397
Drug Resistance in Cancer Models	p. 425
Bladder Cancer Screening by Magnetic Resonance Imaging	p. 457
Mathematical Framework and Wavelets Applications in Proteomics for Cancer Study	p. 471
Advanced Statistical Methods for the Design and Analysis of Tumor Xenograft Experiments	p. 501
Analysis of Occult Tumor Studies	p. 521
Index	p. 563
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