Pecorino, Lauren.

Molecular biology of cancer : mechanisms, targets, and therapeutics / Lauren Pecorino, University of Greenwich. - Third edition. - xviii, 342 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

DNA structure and stability : mutations versus repair -- Regulation of gene expression -- Growth factor signaling and oncogenes -- The cell cycle -- Growth inhibition and tumor suppressor genes -- Apoptosis -- Stem cells and differentiation -- Metastasis -- The immune system, infections, and inflammation -- Nutrients, hormones, and gene interactions -- The cancer industry : drug development, pharmocogenomics, and clinical trial design -- Cancer in the future : focus on cancer vaccines and technology.

9780199577170 (pbk. : acidfree paper)

2012932747


Cancer--Molecular aspects.
Cancer cells.

RC268.4 .P425 2012

616.99/4