Molecular biology of cancer : mechanisms, targets, and therapeutics /
Lauren Pecorino.
- 2nd ed.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
- xviii, 316 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Includes index.
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 -- Infections and inflammation -- Nutrients, hormones, and gene interactions -- The cancer industry : drug development and clinical trial design -- Cancer in the future : focus on diagnostics and immunotherapy.