Inflammation and Cancer

This volume examines in detail the role of chronic inflammatory processes in the development of several types of cancer. Leading experts describe the latest results of molecular and cellular research on infection, cancer-related inflammation, and tumorigenesis. Further, the clinical significance of...

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Other Authors: Aggarwal, Bharat B. (Editor), Sung, Bokyung (Editor), Gupta, Subash Chandra (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Basel Springer Basel 2014, 2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014
Series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This volume examines in detail the role of chronic inflammatory processes in the development of several types of cancer. Leading experts describe the latest results of molecular and cellular research on infection, cancer-related inflammation, and tumorigenesis. Further, the clinical significance of these findings in preventing cancer progression and approaches to treating the diseases are discussed. Individual chapters cover cancer of the lung, colon, breast, brain, head and neck, pancreas, prostate, bladder, kidney, liver, cervix, and skin as well as gastric cancer, sarcoma, lymphoma, leukemia, and multiple myeloma
Physical Description:XII, 490 p. 24 illus., 19 illus. in color online resource
ISBN:9783034808378