Alternate Title

Primer of the molecular biology of cancer.

Editor

DeVita, Vincent T., Jr.

Lawrence, Theodore S.

Rosenberg, Steven A.

Edition

3rd ed.

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, PA

Publisher

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Publication Date

2021

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Neoplasms - etiology

Neoplasms - genetics

Neoplasms - physiopathology

Molecular Biology - methods

Abstract

"This title will help you understand and apply the scientific advances that are revolutionizing cancer research and practice with Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology: Primer of the Molecular Biology of Cancer. Derived from DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology - widely hailed as the definitive clinical reference in oncology - the third edition of this popular Primer focuses on the molecular biology information that is of critical importance to research scientists and clinical oncologists alike. Get up-to-date, dependable coverage of every important frontier in aspect of the molecular biology of cancer with contributions from a noteworthy roster of leading scientists and clinicians. See how molecular biology advances are impacting clinical practice with separate chapters on each of the 19 most common cancer types. Navigate the challenges and ethical dilemmas of cancer genetics with a thorough section chapters on genetic counseling and genetic testing"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN

9781975149116

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Author

Tarin, David

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

Cham, Switzerland

Publisher

Springer

Publication Date

2023

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Neoplasms

Neoplasms - genetics

Neoplasms - microbiology

Neoplasms - pathology

Abstract

This book provides a unique, wide-ranging description of the phenomenon of cancer and its pathological effects in diverse species including humans, domesticated and wild animals, invertebrates, and plants. The broad scope of information presented is used to construct radical new insights into biological self-regulation and explain their relevance to its disruption by cancerous growth and spread within the human body. Mechanisms of action of carcinogenic agents, initiation, progression, metastasis, inappropriate gene expression, dormancy, latency, regression, and reasons for susceptibility and/or resistance to cancer are all considered. Also discussed are criteria for pathological diagnosis, advances in treatment, implications for public health, and pitfalls in diagnosis and interpretation of experimental results. The book describes operational mechanisms of cancer at the levels of whole individual, organ, tissue, cell, molecular, and even atomic (quantum) scales of structural and physiological order. Evidence is assembled from all these levels of organization to show that cancer is a dynamically changing disorder and that it is an inherent and perpetual risk of multicellular composition. This provides pragmatic new biological and clinical perspectives on malignant neoplasia. The biological insight is that it is a consequence of progressing miscommunication within a cellular society. The clinical perspective is realistic but optimistic in reasoning that, although cancer can never be completely eradicated from human life, because it is a disorder of our intrinsic biological constitution, it can be controlled and ameliorated and even cured in a proportion of individuals. The text is profusely illustrated with over 300 macroscopic and microscopic pictures. It will stimulate curiosity and interest specialists, as well as beginners, in many scientific disciplines and provides copious references to the medical and scientific literature supporting its conclusions. Readers from fields as diverse as medicine, pathology, veterinary sciences, cell biology, molecular biology, developmental biology, and epidemiology will find the information the book contains thought-provoking, interesting, and useful. Additionally, specialists in occupational and environmental health and legal experts focusing on exposure to carcinogenic materials and pollution will find the contents valuable and informative.

ISBN

9783030973933

9783030973926

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Editor

Klein, Eric A

Bukowski, Ronald M

Finke, James H

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Marcel Dekker, Incorporated

Publication Date

1993

Subjects

Carcinoma, Renal Cell - therapy

Immunotherapy

Immunity, Cellular

ISBN

0824790332

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WJ358 R395 1993

Copies

Editor

Lemoine, Nicholas

Neoptolemos, John P

Cooke, Timothy

Place of Publication

Oxford

Publisher

Blackwell Scientific Publications

Publication Date

1994

Subjects

Oncogenes - genetics

Neoplasms - genetics

Cell Transformation, Neoplastic - genetics

ISBN

0632035110

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Library

Call Number

QZ202 C2151 1994

Copies

Author

Abbas, Abul K.

Lichtman, Andrew H.

Pillai, Shiv

Edition

10th ed.

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, PA

Publisher

Elsevier Inc.

Publication Date

[2022]

Physical Description

xii, 587 p. : col. ill. : 28 cm.

Subjects

Immunity, Cellular

Antibody Formation - immunology

Antigens - immunology

Immunologic Diseases - immunology

Lymphocytes - immunology

Abstract

Contents:

Properties and Overview of Immune Responses -- Cells and Tissues of the Immune System -- Leukocyte Circulation and Migration into Tissues -- Innate Immunity -- Antibodies and Antigens -- Antigen Presentation to T Lymphocytes and the Functions of MHC Molecules -- Immune Receptors and Signal Transduction -- Lymphocyte Development and Antigen Receptor Gene Rearrangement -- Activation of T Lymphocytes -- Differentiation and Functions of CD4+ Effector T Cells -- Differentiation and Functions of CD8+ Effector T Cells -- B Cell Activation and Antibody Production -- Effector Mechanisms of Humoral Immunity -- Specialized Immunity at Epithelial Barriers and in Immune Privileged Tissues -- Immunologic Tolerance and Autoimmunity -- Immunity to Microbes -- Transplantation Immunology -- Immunity to Tumors -- Hypersensitivity Disorders -- Allergy -- Congenital and Acquired Immunodeficiencies

ISBN

9780323757485

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QW568 A122c 2022

Copies

Editor

Vile, Richard G

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date

1992

Subjects

Neoplasms - genetics

Oncogenes

Genetic Markers

ISBN

0471933333

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ202 I617 1992

Copies

Editor

Bishop, J. Michael

Weinberg, Robert

Place of Publication

San Francisco, Ca.

Publisher

Scientific American, Inc.

Publication Date

1996

Subjects

Neoplasms - genetics

Neoplasms - etiology

Oncogenes

ISBN

0894540238

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ202 S416 1996

Copies