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Adaptive oncogenesis : a new understanding of how cancer evolves inside us

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DeGregori, James. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press , 2018.

Audience: Professional

Table of contents:; The evolution of lifespans and disease avoidance -- Understanding evolution at organismal and somatic levels -- The evolution of multicellularity and tumor suppression -- Mechanisms of tumor suppression -- Dominant views on the mechanisms of oncogenesis -- Adaptive oncogenesis -…

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Author: DeGregori, James

Place of Publication: Cambridge, MA

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Publication Date: 2018

Series: EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects: Carcinogenesis; Neoplastic Processes; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Neoplasms - etiology; Neoplasms - genetics

Abstract: Table of contents:; The evolution of lifespans and disease avoidance -- Understanding evolution at organismal and somatic levels -- The evolution of multicellularity and tumor suppression -- Mechanisms of tumor suppression -- Dominant views on the mechanisms of oncogenesis -- Adaptive oncogenesis -- Limiting somatic evolution in youth -- Changing adaptive landscapes with aging -- Changing adaptive landscapes with carcinogenic exposures -- Tissue architecture and tumor suppression -- Peto?s paradox -- Prolonging tissue maintenance to delay aging and cancer -- Understanding clinical data from an evolutionary perspective -- The causes of cancer in early childhood -- Evolution-informed strategies to combat cancer -- A new framework for understanding and controlling cancer.

ISBN: 9780674545397; 9780674985964

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Cancer biology

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Ruddon, Raymond. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2007. 4th ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ202 R914 2007

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Author: Ruddon, Raymond

Edition: 4th ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: xiv, 530 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects: Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; Neoplasms - etiology; Molecular Biology

ISBN: 9780195175448; 0195175441

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ202 R914 2007

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Cancer stem cells

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New York, NY: Cambridge University Press , 2010.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ202 C215 2010

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Purification and characterization of cancer stem cells by Elaine M. Hurt and William L. Farrar; Prostate cancer stem cells by Collene R. Jeter and Dean G. Tang; Melanoma cancer stem cells by Alexander Roesch and Meenhard Herlyn; Mammospheres and breast carcinoma by Massimiliano Bonafe; Preventativ…

Editor: Farrar, William L

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: x, 171 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects: Neoplastic Stem Cells - physiology; Neoplasms - etiology; Signal Transduction - physiology

Abstract: Purification and characterization of cancer stem cells by Elaine M. Hurt and William L. Farrar; Prostate cancer stem cells by Collene R. Jeter and Dean G. Tang; Melanoma cancer stem cells by Alexander Roesch and Meenhard Herlyn; Mammospheres and breast carcinoma by Massimiliano Bonafe; Preventative and therapeutic strategies for cancer stem cells by Stewart Sell and Gennadi Glinsky; Targeting acute myelogenous leukemia stem cells by Monica L. Guzman, Gerrit J. Schuurhuis, and Craig T. Jordan; Hedgehog/GLI signaling in cancer by Fritz Aberger; Targeting notch signaling pathway in cancer stem cells by Joon T. Park, Ie-Ming Shih, and Tian-Li Wang -- TGF-[beta], notch and Wnt in normal malignant stem cells : differentiating agents and epigenetic modulation by Stephen Byers ... [et al.].

ISBN: 9780521896283; 0521896282

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ202 C215 2010

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Cheating cell : how evolution helps us understand and treat cancer

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Aktipis, Athena. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press , 2021.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ202 A315c 2021

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Author: Aktipis, Athena

Place of Publication: Princeton, NJ

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: xii, 238 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Subjects: Neoplasms - etiology; Biological Evolution; Carcinogenesis; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780691212197

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ202 A315c 2021

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Dynamics of cancer : incidence, inheritance, and evolution

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Frank, Steven A. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press , 2007.

Audience: Professional

Age of cancer incidence; Multistage progression; History of theories; Progression dynamics; Theory I; Theory II; Genetics of progression; Carcinogens; Aging; Inheritance; Stem cells : tissue renewal; Stem cells : population genetics; Cell lineage history

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Author: Frank, Steven A

Place of Publication: Princeton, NJ

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Publication Date: 2007

Series: Princeton series in evolutionary biology

Subjects: Neoplasms - etiology; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Age of Onset; Stem Cells; Mutagenesis

Abstract: Age of cancer incidence; Multistage progression; History of theories; Progression dynamics; Theory I; Theory II; Genetics of progression; Carcinogens; Aging; Inheritance; Stem cells : tissue renewal; Stem cells : population genetics; Cell lineage history

ISBN: 9780691133652; 9780691133669 (pbk)

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Familial and hereditary tumors

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Ponz de Leon, Maurizio. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag , 1994.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ206 RE34 1994 v.136

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Author: Ponz de Leon, Maurizio

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer-Verlag

Publication Date: 1994

Series: Recent results in cancer research 136

Subjects: Neoplasms - genetics; Neoplasms - etiology; Environmental Exposure - adverse effects; Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary

ISBN: 387576339

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ206 RE34 1994 v.136

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Infections causing human cancer

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Zur Hausen, Harald. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH Verlag GMBH & Co. KGaA , 2006.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ202 Z96 2006

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Author: Zur Hausen, Harald

Place of Publication: Weinheim

Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag GMBH & Co. KGaA

Publication Date: 2006

Subjects: Neoplasms - etiology; Neoplasms - genetics; Virus Diseases - complications; Virus Diseases - genetics; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic - genetics; Papillomavirus Infections; Helicobacter Infections; Epstein-Barr Virus Infections; Hepatitis

ISBN: 9783527310562; 3527310568

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ202 Z96 2006

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Molecular biology of cancer : mechanisms, targets, and therapeutics

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Pecorino, Lauren. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2008. 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ200 P369m 2008

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Author: Pecorino, Lauren

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: xviii, 316 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - etiology; Neoplasms - genetics; Neoplasms - therapy; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic - genetics; Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use; Molecular Biology

ISBN: 9780199211487; 0199211485

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Surrey Library; Victoria Library; Kelowna Library

Call Number: QZ200 P369m 2008

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Molecular biology of cancer : mechanisms, targets, and therapeutics

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Pecorino, Lauren. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2016. 4th ed.

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Call Number: QZ202 P369m 2016

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Author: Pecorino, Lauren

Edition: 4th ed.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: xviii, 375 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - etiology; Neoplasms - genetics; Neoplasms - therapy; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic - genetics; Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use; Molecular Biology

ISBN: 9780198717348

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ202 P369m 2016

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One renegade cell : how cancer begins

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Weinberg, Robert. New York, NY: Basic Books, Inc. , 1998.

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Call Number: QZ202 W423 1998

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Author: Weinberg, Robert

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Basic Books, Inc.

Publication Date: 1998

Subjects: Neoplasms - etiology; Carcinogens

ISBN: 465072755

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ202 W423 1998

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Origin of cancers : clinical perspectives and implications of a stem-cell theory of cancer

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Tu, Shi-Ming. New York, NY: Springer , 2010.

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Call Number: QZ202 T883 2010

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Author: Tu, Shi-Ming

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: xviii, 239 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series: Cancer treatment and research 154

Subjects: Neoplasms - etiology; Stem Cells

ISBN: 9781441959676; 144195967X

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: QZ202 T883 2010

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Rebel cell : cancer, evolution, and the new science of life's oldest betrayal

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Arney, Kat. Dallas, TX: BenBella Books , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ202 A748r 2020

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"Rebel Cell is a story about life and death, hope and hubris, nature and nurture. It's about a new way of thinking about what this disease really is and the role it plays in human life. Above all, it's a story about where cancer came from, where it's going, and how we can stop it" -- Provided by pu…

Author: Arney, Kat

Place of Publication: Dallas, TX

Publisher: BenBella Books

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: xviii, 398 pages ; 23 cm

Subjects: Neoplasms - etiology; Biological Evolution; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; Popular Work

Abstract: "Rebel Cell is a story about life and death, hope and hubris, nature and nurture. It's about a new way of thinking about what this disease really is and the role it plays in human life. Above all, it's a story about where cancer came from, where it's going, and how we can stop it" -- Provided by publisher