Mechanisms in Carcinogenesis and Cancer Prevention /

A large proportion of cancers is preventable. External factors, discovered by epidemiological studies during the last 50 years, account for a majority of all cancer deaths. However, still rather little is known, about how environmental and genetic factors interact, how they may regulate gene activat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vainio, Harri U.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Hietanen, Eino K.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2003.
Series:Handbook of experimental pharmacology ; 156.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Cancer Causes and Opportunities for Prevention
  • Genetic and Environmental Factors in Carcinogenesis
  • Genetic Pathways to Human Cancer
  • Signalling Pathways as Targets in Cancer Prevention
  • TP53 in Carcinogenesis and Cancer Prevention
  • Apoptosis
  • Deficient DNA Mismatch Repair in Carcinogenesis
  • Epigenetic Changes, Altered DNA Methylation and Cancer
  • Hormonal Carcinogenesis
  • Angiogenesis: A Promising Target for Cancer Prevention
  • Arachidonic Acid Pathway in Cancer Prevention
  • Infections, Inflammation and Cancer: Roles of Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species
  • Infections and the Etiology of Human Cancer. Epidemiological Evidence and Opportunities for Prevention
  • Xenobiotic Metabolism and Cancer Susceptibility
  • Animal Models for Mechanistic Cancer Research
  • New Promising Chemopreventive Agents and Mechanisms
  • Molecular Epidemiology in Cancer Prevention.