Cancer -- Between Glycolysis and Physical Constraint /

Considerable effort has gone into the research of common cancers - lung, bowel, ovarian, cervical, and prostate cancer. In recent years, however, there has been a lack of breakthroughs in therapeutic advances. By challenging many established beliefs, Cancer explores these issues by offering new pers...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schwartz, Laurent
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint : Springer, 2004.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Are Cancer Cells Malignant Per Se?- Cell Growth: a Balance Between Glycolysis and Physical Constraint
  • Extracellular Constraints Regulate Cell Differentiation
  • Changes in Cellular Constraints During Carcinogenesis
  • Hypoxia is Responsible for Changes in Cellular Constraints During Inflammation
  • Fibrosis Perpetuates Hypoxia
  • Metastasis: the Hunt for Food
  • Carcinogens Target Cell Respiration and Induce Glycolysis
  • Epidemiology: Aging as the Main Cause of Cancer
  • Aging Causes Inflammation and Fibrosis Mimicking the Impact of Carcinogens
  • Inhibition of Metabolism Slows Aging and Decreases Cancer Incidence
  • A Complication of Hypoxia: the Loss of Cell Polarity Explains Cancer Cell Proliferation
  • The Loss of Cell Differentiation is a Consequence of Glycolysis
  • Response to Treatment: a Balance Between Glycolysis and Physical Constraints
  • Targeting Glycolysis
  • Conclusion.