Cancer Biology: How Science Works
Cancer is a collection of diseases that can affect basically every organ of our body, all of which have in common uncontrolled cellular growth. The cells forming our body have the potential to grow in the context of wound healing or for the constant replacement of cells in our blood, skin or intesti...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2021, 2021
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2021 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction to cancer
- 2. Oncogenes, signal transduction and the hallmarks of cancer
- 3. Tumor suppressor genes and cell fate control
- 4. Multi-step tumorigenesis and genome instability
- 5. Cancer genomics
- 6. Cancer epigenomics
- 7. Aging and cancer
- 8. Tumor microenvironment
- 9. Metastasis and cachexia
- 10. Cancer immunity
- 11. Architecture of cancer therapies