• Detailed contents • Preface • Preface to the second edition • Preface to the first edition • Acknowledgements • Basic science, terminology and abbreviations • 1. What is cancer? • Introduction • Carcinogenesis requires several cellular changes • Lifestyle and family influences on cancer • Changes continue to accumulate after cancer formation • Cancers are most common in epithelial cells • Cancer results from uncontrolled growth • Cancer genes • Invasion and metastasis • Some cancers are curable • Prevention, screening and treatment • Further reading • Websites • 2. Natural history: the life of a cancer • Introduction • Clonal origins of cancer • Experimental biology • Box2.1: Special mice used in cancer research • Clinical data • Linking laboratory and clinic • 3. Pathology: defining a neoplasm • Introduction • Box3.1: Classifying cancers • Histopathology • Cytology • Immunohistochemistry • Molecular techniques • Further reading • 4. Al- Magar is where the first domestication of animals occurred, particularly the horse, during the Neolithic period. Fragment of a wall painting showing a Kindite king, 1st century CE. One of the earliest inscriptions naming Dilmun is that of King Ur- Nanshe of Lagash (c. BC) discovered in a door- socket:. Epidemiology: identifying causes for human cancers • Introduction • Descriptive epidemiology • Box4.1: Epidemiological methods and terminology • Analytical epidemiology • Criteria required to establish causality • Biomarkers • Molecular epidemiology • Factors that influence human carcinogenesis • Cancer prevention • Further reading • 5. Oncogenes, tumour suppressor genes and viruses • Introduction • Box5.1: Molecular terms relevant to genes and their regulation • Oncogenes • Tumour suppressor genes • Oncogenes and tumour suppressors cooperate • Further reading • 6. Chemical and radiation carcinogenesis • Introduction • Chemical carcinogenesis • Radiation carcinogenesis • Consequences of DNA damage • Predicting the type of carcinogen by mutational spectrum analysis • Further reading • 7. Mutations, DNA repair and genetic instability • Introduction • Mutations • Genetic instability • Types of DNA damage • Clinical evidence that links DNA repair and carcinogenesis • Repair mechanisms • Coordination of DNA repair, proliferation and apoptosis • Further reading • 8. Familial cancers • Introduction • Box8.1: Chromosome nomenclature and structure • Strong familial link • Weaker familial link • Connection with sporadic cancers • Further reading • 9. Growth: a balance of cell proliferation, death and differentiation • Introduction • Normal proliferation and its regulation • Box9.1: BNA synthesis and telomere length • Cancer cells • Senescence, cell mortality and telomerase • Cell death • Apoptosis and cancer • Integration of proliferation, apoptosis and DNA repair • Differentiation • Further reading • 10. Responding to the environment: growth regulation and signal transduction • General features • Growth factors • Growth factor receptors • Growth factors: from membrane to nucleus • Nuclear events stimulated by growth factors • Cell adhesion molecules • Box10.1: How a cell interacts with its environment • Hydrophobic growth regulatory molecules • Cross-talk between signalling pathways • Further reading • 11. Invasion and metastasis • Introduction • General features • Escape from local control and invasion • Intravasation • Angiogenesis • Gene changes involved in metastasis • Further reading • 12. Principles of cancer treatment • Introduction • Principles behind the treatment of cancer • Chemotherapy • Hormone therapy • Immunotherapy/biological response modifier therapy • Photodynamic therapy • New forms of treatment • Further reading • 13. Approaches to cancer prevention • Introduction • Breast cancer, tamoxifen and anastrozole • Endometrial/ovarian cancer and the contraceptive pill • Coloncancer and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs • Diet • Further reading • Appendix: Features of selected cancers • Glossary • Index. This third edition of Cancer Biology provides a clear and concise update of this well respected introductory text on the biological principles of the causes and treatment of cancer. The book has been updated to include areas of recent research to give a more student friendly approach. Several chapters have been revsied and expanded where appropriate, but it's overall comprehensive coverage of the subject has been maintained throughout.
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