Advances in cancer research. Volume 76 [electronic resource] / edited by George F. Vande Woude ; George Klein.
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TextSeries: Advances in cancer research ; v. 76Publication details: San Diego : Academic Press, 1999. Description: 1 online resource (x, 249 p.) : illISBN: 9780080562582 (electronic bk.); 0080562582 (electronic bk.); 0120066769 (electronic bk.); 9780120066766 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Cancer -- Research | Oncology, Experimental | MEDICAL -- Oncology | HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Cancer | Cancer -- Research | Oncology, ExperimentalGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Advances in cancer research. Volume 76.DDC classification: 616.9940072 LOC classification: RC267 | .A4576 1999ebOnline resources: ScienceDirect Summary: Volume 76 of Advances in Cancer Research continues the series' goal of publishing timely and authoritative reviews in the broad field of cancer research. Ruoslahti begins the volume with a review of fibronectin and its integrin receptors in cancer. Chapter 2 by Ganter and Lipsick discusses Myb and oncogenesis. Biscardi and colleagues present their research on c-Src, receptor tyrosine kinases, and human cancer in Chapter 3. Chapter 4 by Schulz covers epidemiology of Kaposi's sarcoma and associated herpesvirus/human herpesvirus 8. The consensus on synergism between cigarette smoke and other environmental carcinogens in the causation of lung cancer is reviewed by Reif and Heeren in Chapter 5. In Chapter 6, Breivik and Gaudernack discuss perspectives on carcinogenesis and natural selection in the genetics and epigenetics of colorectal cancer. Chapter 7 by Coulie and co-workers concludes the volume with a discussion of anti-tumor immunity at work in a melanoma patient.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Volume 76 of Advances in Cancer Research continues the series' goal of publishing timely and authoritative reviews in the broad field of cancer research. Ruoslahti begins the volume with a review of fibronectin and its integrin receptors in cancer. Chapter 2 by Ganter and Lipsick discusses Myb and oncogenesis. Biscardi and colleagues present their research on c-Src, receptor tyrosine kinases, and human cancer in Chapter 3. Chapter 4 by Schulz covers epidemiology of Kaposi's sarcoma and associated herpesvirus/human herpesvirus 8. The consensus on synergism between cigarette smoke and other environmental carcinogens in the causation of lung cancer is reviewed by Reif and Heeren in Chapter 5. In Chapter 6, Breivik and Gaudernack discuss perspectives on carcinogenesis and natural selection in the genetics and epigenetics of colorectal cancer. Chapter 7 by Coulie and co-workers concludes the volume with a discussion of anti-tumor immunity at work in a melanoma patient.
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