Chemical induction of cancer : modulation and combination effects : an inventory of the many factors which influence carcinogenesis /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Arcos, Joseph C., Argus, Mary F., Woo, Yin-Tak
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Birkhäuser, [1995]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Multifactor interaction network of carcinogenesis- a "tour guide"
  • Cross-reactions between carcinogens. Modification of chemical carcinogenesis by noncarcinogenic agents
  • Synergism and antagonism between chemical carcinogens
  • Synergism in carcinogenesis: mathematical approaches to its evaluation
  • Inhibition of chemical carcinogenesis
  • Promotion and cocarcinogenesis
  • Tumor promotion in skin
  • Tumor promotion in liver
  • Note on multistage carcinogenesis in other organs and In Vitro
  • Note on tumor promoters, cocarcinogens, and nongenotoxic carcinogens
  • Computerized data management as a tool to study combination effects in carcinogenesis
  • Intercellular communication: A paradigm for the interpretation of the initiation/promotion/progression model of carcinogenesis
  • Appendix to part 1: Chemical cancerogenesis: Definitions of frequently used terms
  • Exogenous factors and endogenous biological parameters that modulate chemical carcinogenesis.
  • Immunotoxicology of chemical carcinogens
  • The effect of diet on tumor induction
  • Effect of caloric (energy) restriction
  • Modulation by protein and individual amino acids
  • Modulation by vitamins
  • Modulation by minerals
  • Dietary fiber and its effect on cancer incidence
  • Editors' note I to chapter 9: Indirect modification of chemical carcinogenesis by nutritional factors through regulation of the mixed-function oxidase system
  • Editors' note II to chapter 9: On evidence for preventive significance of dietary supplementation
  • The effect of animal age on tumor induction
  • The effect of hormones on tumor induction
  • Brief overview of the endocrine system
  • Hormonal carcinogenesis
  • Effect of hormones on carcinogenesis by nonhormone chemical agents.
  • Editors' note added in proof: On the significance of environmental xenoestrogens
  • Effect of genetic susceptibility on tumor induction
  • Radiation injury and radiation carcinogenesis with special reference to combination effects with chemical agents.
  • Mechanisms of viral tumorigenesis and the combination effects of viruses and chemical carcinogens
  • General characteristics of tumor viruses. Viral and cellualar oncogenes. Nonviral oncogene activators.
  • Molecular biology of virally-induced cell transformation and tumorigenesis
  • Viral-chemical combination effects in tumorigenesis
  • Effect of stress on tumor induction
  • Editors' note added in proof: Stress proteins: Heat-shock proteins/molecular chaperones
  • Extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields and cancer.