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
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2022, 2022
Edition:3rd ed. 2022
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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