Molecular and Cell Biology of Cancer When Cells Break the Rules and Hijack Their Own Planet
This textbook takes you on a journey to the basic concepts of cancer biology. It combines developmental, evolutionary and cell biology perspectives, to then wrap-up with an integrated clinical approach. The book starts with an introductory chapter, looking at cancer in a nut shell. The subsequent ch...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2019, 2019
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2019 |
| Series: | Learning Materials in Biosciences
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Molecular and Cell Biology of Cancer when cells break the rules and hijack their own planet
- Cancer as an Evolutionary Process
- Cell signaling in cancer
- The cell cycle, cytoskeleton and cancer
- Genomic Instability: DNA Repair and Cancer
- Cell metabolism in cancer – an energetic switch
- Cancer immunoediting and hijacking of the immune system
- Angiogenesis - vessels recruitment by tumor cells
- Tumor niche disruption and metastasis: the role of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)
- Case studies - Molecular Pathology perspective and impact on oncologic patients’ management
- Index