Principles of Cancer Genetics /

This popular textbook, now in its third edition, provides a theoretical framework for understanding why cancers arise, how they develop and how they can be treated. Particular attention is devoted to the origins of cancer and the application of evolutionary theory to explain how mutant cell populati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bunz, Fred (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
Edition:	3rd ed. 2022.
Subjects:	Cancer-Genetic aspects. Genetics. Molecular genetics. Epigenetics. Cancer. Cancer Genetics and Genomics. Molecular Genetics. Cancer Biology. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. The Genetic Basis of Cancer
Chapter 2. Oncogenes
Chapter 3. Tumor Suppressor Genes
Chapter 4. Genetic Instability and Cancer
Chapter 5. Cancer Genomes
Chapter 6. Cancer Gene Pathways
Chapter 7. Cancer and the Immune System
Chapter 8. Common Cancers and Their Genetic Alterations
Chapter 9. Cancer Detection and Prognostication
Chapter 10. Cancer Therapy.