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The basic science of oncology /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Tannock, Ian
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division, [2005]
Edition:Fourth edition.
Subjects:
Neoplasms.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to cancer biology
  • Cancer epidemiology
  • Chemical and radiation carcinogenesis
  • Methods of molecular analysis
  • Genomic stability and DNA repair
  • Viruses and cancer
  • Oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes
  • Cellular signaling
  • Cell proliferation and tumor growth
  • Cell death
  • Tumor progression and metastasis : cellular, molecular, and microenvironmental factors
  • Angiogenesis
  • Imaging in oncology
  • Molecular and cellular basis of radiotherapy
  • The scientific basis of radiotherapy
  • Pharmacolgy of anticancer drugs
  • Cellular and molecular basis of drug treatment for cancer
  • Drug resistance
  • Hormones and cancer
  • Cancer and the immune system
  • Biological therapy of cancer
  • Guide to studies of diagnostic tests, prognostic factors, and treatments