New Edition of Introduction to the Cellular and Molecular Biology of Cancer Provides a Comprehensive Overview of Cancer Biology
Posted on: Friday, 15 February 2008, 06:00 CST
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c82789) has announced the addition of Introduction to the Cellular and Molecular Biology of Cancer, Fourth Edition to their offering.
Great breadth of coverage in one volume: covers all aspects of cancer, in a concise and affordable format
Provides a comprehensive introduction to the initiation, development, and treatment of cancer
Chapter are written by experts in each field, giving a state-of-the-art summary of each topic
Extensive references provide links to all the relevant literature, facilitating further study
New to this edition
This edition has undergone major changes to reflect rapid progress and new developments. Eight new chapters have been added, including coverage of DNA repair, epigenetic events, the cell cycle, cell immortalisation, apoptosis, angiogenesis, animal models, the genome, transcriptome and proteome, radiotherapy and molecular radiotherapy, immunotherapy, and gene therapy. All the material from the previous edition has been extensively revised and new authors have contributed to some chapters.
This new edition of Introduction to the Cellular and Molecular Biology of Cancer provides a comprehensive overview of cancer biology, covering the current status of both research and treatment. For the student or new researcher the breadth of cancer research can appear daunting, yet a broad understanding is essential for translation of laboratory findings into the clinic.
Within the broad scope of the book, each topic is reviewed authoritatively by experts in the field, and the accompanying bibliographies allow rapid access to the relevant current literature. The book covers topics extending from the molecular alterations found in cancer cells and their causes to the current range of approaches to treatment. Since the publication of the previous edition in 1997 there has been unprecedented progress in cancer research: this is reflected by an extensive revision of all the material, and the addition of eight new chapters, covering DNA repair, epigenetic events, the cell cycle, cell immortalisation, apoptosis, angiogenesis, animal models, the genome, transcriptome and proteome, radiotherapy and molecular radiotherapy, immunotherapy, and gene therapy.
The fourth edition of this popular book will serve as a text for both undergraduate and postgraduate use and also as an introduction for clinicians and scientists new to the field.
Readership: Undergraduates and postgraduates taking cellular and molecular biology courses; medical students; oncologists.
About the Authors
Margaret Knowles, Cancer Research UK Clinical Centre, Leeds, UK and
Peter Selby, National Cancer Research Network, Leeds, UK
Contributors
1 What is cancer? Leonard M. Franks and Margaret A. Knowles
2 The causes of cancer Naomi Allen, Robert Newton, Amy Berrington de Gonzalez, Jane Green, Emily Banks, and Timothy J. Key.
3 Inherited susceptibility to cancer D. Timothy Bishop
4 DNA repair and cancer Beate Koberle, John P. Wittschieben, and Richard D. Wood
5 Epigenetic events in cancer Jonathan C. Cheng and Peter A. Jones
6 Molecular cytogenetics of cancer Denise Sheer and Janet M. Shipley
7 Oncogenes Margaret A. Knowles
8 Tumour suppressor genes Sonia Lai'n and David P. Lane
9 The cancer cell cycle Chris J. Norbury
10 Cellular immortalization and telomerase activation in cancer Robert F. Newbold
11 Growth factors and their signalling pathways in cancer Sally A. Prigent
12 Apoptosis: molecular physiology and significance for cancer therapeutics Dean A. Fennell
13 Mechanisms of viral carcinogenesis Paul Farrell
14 Cytokines and cancer Peter W. Szlosarek and Frances R. Balkwill
15 Hormones and cancer Charlotte L. Bevan
16 The spread of tumours Ian Hart
17 Tumour angiogenesis Kiki Tahtis and Roy Bicknell
18 Stem cells, haemopoiesis, and leukaemia Mel Greaves
19 Animal models of cancer Jos Jonkers and Anton Berns
20 The immunology of cancer Peter C. L. Beverley
21 The molecular pathology of cancer Tatjana Crnogorac-Jurcevic, Richard Poulsom, and Nicholas R. Lemoine
22 From transcriptome to proteome Silvana Debernardi, Rachel A. Craven, Bryan D. Young, and Rosamonde E. Banks
23 Local treatment of cancer Ian S. Fentiman
24 Chemotherapy D. Ross Camidge and Duncan I. Jodrell
25 Radiotherapy and molecular radiotherapy Anne Kiltie
26 Monoclonal antibodies and therapy Tom Geldart, Martin J. Glennie, and Peter W. M. Johnson
27 Immunotherapy of cancer Andrew M. Jackson and Joanne Porte
28 Cancer gene therapy John D. Chester
29 Screening Peter Sasieni and Jack Cuzick
30 Conclusions and prospects Peter Selby and Margaret Knowles
Index
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