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viii, 269 pages : 26 cm, Includes bibliographical references and index, 1. Introduction to cancer. 1.1. Introductory note. 1.2. Identifying tumours. 1.3. Tumour classification. 1.4. Further reading -- 2. The causes of cancer. 2.1. Age distribution. 2.2. Initiators and promoters. 2.3. The environment. 2.4. Epidemiological studies. 2.5. Identifying the causes. 2.6. Further reading -- 3. The genetic basis of cancer. 3.1. Identifying the genes. 3.2. Oncogenes. 3.3. Tumour suppressor genes. 3.4. Summary of the molecular mechanisms of cancer pathogenesis. 3.5. Further reading -- 4. Tumour behaviour. 4.1. Introduction. 4.2. Preneoplastic conditions. 4.3. Preinvasive states. 4.4. Benign tumours. 4.5. Malignant tumours. 4.6. Metastasis. 4.7. Tumour heterogeneity. 4.8. Clonality and stem cells. 4.9. Tissue and clinical effects of tumours. 4.10. Further reading -- 5. Cell proliferation and cell death. 5.1. The cell cycle and how to measure it. 5.2. Growth factors and their receptors. 5.3. Cell death (necrosis and apoptosis). 5.4. Tumour growth, 5.5. Further reading -- 6. Tumour assessment. 6.1. Introduction. 6.2. Grading. 6.3. Staging. 6.4. Further reading -- 7. Cancer treatment. 7.1. Availab

Author

Alison, Malcolm, Sarraf, Catherine E. (Catherine Elizabeth), 1945-

Publisher

Cambridge ; New York: Published in association with the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, University of London by Cambridge University Press

Published

1997

Language

EN

ISBN

9780521561549

Subjects

Medical, Science, Medicine