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Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer

Cancer may constitute the most extensively studied functions constitute a second line of defense that disease entity of our time. Nevertheless, our com- protects against transforming defects in oncogenes prehension of the cellular and molecular pathology or tumor-suppressor genes and are here consid...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weber, Georg F. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edición:1st ed. 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo

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505 0 |a General Mechanisms of Transformation -- Theories of Carcinogenesis -- Physiologic Correlates of Malignancy -- Alterations Intrinsic to the Tumor Cells -- Cell Division and Survival -- Cellular Senescence -- Invasiveness -- Mechanisms of Regulation of Cancer-related Genes -- DNA Repair -- Epigenetic Regulation of Cancer-Associated Gene Products -- Interaction of the Groups of Cancer-Related Gene Products -- Interactions Between Host and Tumor -- Structural Growth Control -- The Organ Preference of Metastasis Formation -- Angiogenesis -- Interactions with the Immune System -- Endocrine Dysregulation -- Dormancy and Minimal Residual Disease -- Molecular Mechanisms of Individual Malignancies -- Epithelial Tumors -- Hematologic Malignancies -- Mesenchymal Tumors -- Neurologic Tumors -- Tumors of Serous Cavities -- Embryonic Tumors. 
520 |a Cancer may constitute the most extensively studied functions constitute a second line of defense that disease entity of our time. Nevertheless, our com- protects against transforming defects in oncogenes prehension of the cellular and molecular pathology or tumor-suppressor genes and are here considered of malignant transformation is incomplete. In view as metasuppressor genes. Advances in the molecular of the diverse clinical presentations of various explanations of growth dysregulation, metastasis malignancies, doubts may be raised as to whether it formation, extension of life span, and loss of ma- is appropriate to refer to cancer as one group of dis- tenance of genomic and epigenetic integrity in ease states. The notion of malignant tumors as a cancer suggest models for their causal connection. pathologic and pathophysiologic class of conditions The mechanisms of growth control, senescence, and begs the question for defining criteria that charac- anchorage dependence are linked on the molecular terize all malignant growths, regardless of their tis- level (Chapter 8). In cells that are not fully differ- sue of origin. Toward this goal, the recognition that tiated, the overactivation of oncogene pathways tumor development is caused by the dysregulation also induces the expression of metastasis genes. of growth-controlling genes (oncogenes and tumor- Telomerase, the enzyme that prevents cell sen- suppressor genes) has advanced our mechanistic cence, is expressed in these precursor cells and may understanding of oncology (Chapter 3). However, be further activated by growth factor signaling. 
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