The Molecular Basis of Cancer

by Mendelsohn, John; Howley, Peter M.; Israel, Mark A., M.D.; Liotta, Lance A.

• ISBN13: 9780721664835
• ISBN10: 0721664830
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-12-01
• Publisher: W B Saunders Co

Table of Contents

Cell Cycle Regulation, Oncogenes, and Antineoplastic Drugs	p. 3
Molecular Genetics and Cytogenetics of Hematopoietic Malignancies	p. 18
Viral Carcinogenesis	p. 38
Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis and Multistage Carcinogenesis	p. 59
Tumor Suppressor Genes	p. 86
Oncogenes	p. 105
Growth Factors and Signal Transduction	p. 117
Cytokinetics of Neoplasia	p. 143
Adhesion Mechanisms Controlling Cell-Cell and Cell-Matrix Interactions During the Metastatic Process	p. 172
Tumor Angiogenesis	p. 206
Molecular Mechanisms of Tumor Cell Metastasis	p. 233
Molecular Biology of Lymphoid Neoplasms	p. 251
Molecular Diagnosis and Therapy of Hematopoietic Neoplasms	p. 280
Molecular Biology of Childhood Neoplasms	p. 294
Molecular Biology of Lung Cancer	p. 317
Molecular Abnormalities in Colon and Rectal Cancer	p. 340
Molecular Basis of Breast Cancer	p. 358
Chemotherapy Susceptibility and Resistance	p. 387
Radiation Therapy	p. 401
Growth Factors in Malignancy	p. 432
Monoclonal Antibody Therapy	p. 460
Cellular Immunity	p. 511
Gene Therapy	p. 534
Index	p. 559
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