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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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Analysis of hematopoiesis from human pluripotent stem cells

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Kardel, Melanie Dawn. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 2011.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: LE3 2011 K18

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Author: Kardel, Melanie Dawn

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: University of British Columbia

Publication Date: 2011

Subjects: Hematopoiesis; Pluripotent Stem Cells; Stem Cells

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Thesis

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: LE3 2011 K18

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Autologous and cancer stem cell gene therapy

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Hackensack, NJ: World Scientific , 2008.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QH588 S83 A939 2008

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Editor: Bertolotti, Roger; Ozawa, Keiya

Place of Publication: Hackensack, NJ

Publisher: World Scientific

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: xii, 446 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Series: Progress in gene therapy 3

Subjects: Gene Therapy; Stem Cells; Neoplastic Stem Cells; Regenerative Medicine; Stem Cell Transplantation; Transplantation, Autologous

ISBN: 9789812775863; 9812775862

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QH588 S83 A939 2008

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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: principles & practice of oncology. Primer of the molecular biology of cancer.

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Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , 2021. 3rd ed.

Audience: Professional

"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 …

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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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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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Cancer : the evolutionary legacy

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Greaves, Mel. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2000.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ202 G787 2000

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Author: Greaves, Mel

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2000

Subjects: Neoplasms - etiology; Neoplasms - genetics; Evolution

ISBN: 0192628356

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ202 G787 2000

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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.

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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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Cloning and annotation of novel transcripts from human embryonic stem cells

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Khattra, Jaswinder. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 2007.

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Call Number: LE3 2007 K45

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Author: Khattra, Jaswinder

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: University of British Columbia

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: xxiii, 72 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Cloning, Organism; TNK1 protein, human; Stem Cells; RNA - analysis

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Thesis

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: LE3 2007 K45

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Colorectal cancer can run in the family

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Wantirna, Vic.: Medcom Asia Pacific Pty Ltd. , 2006.

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Call Number: WI520 C721b 2006

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Editor: Berk, Terri; Macrae, Finlay

Place of Publication: Wantirna, Vic.

Publisher: Medcom Asia Pacific Pty Ltd.

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: xvii, 186 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Colorectal Neoplasms - genetics; Neoplasms - etiology; Genetic Counseling; Colorectal Neoplasms - prevention & control; Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis; Popular Work

ISBN: 9789889742843; 9889742845

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WI520 C721b 2006

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Confronting hereditary breast and ovarian cancer : identify your risk, understand your options, change your destiny

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Friedman, Sue, Sutphen, Rebecca, Steligo, Kathy. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press , 2012.

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Call Number: WP870 F911 2012

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Author: Friedman, Sue; Sutphen, Rebecca; Steligo, Kathy

Place of Publication: Baltimore, MD

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: xix, 261 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series: Johns Hopkins Press health book

Subjects: Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome; Breast Neoplasms - genetics; Ovarian Neoplasms - genetics; Neoplasms - etiology; Genetic Counseling; Genetic Testing; Genes, BRCA1; Genes, BRCA2; Risk Factors; Popular Work

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ISBN: 9781421404080; 1421404087

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Surrey Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WP870 F911 2012

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Critical choices : ethical, legal and sociobehavioural implications of heritable breast, ovarian and colon cancer

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Taylor, Kathryn M, De Petrillo, Denny. [Toronto, ON]: Kathryn M. Taylor , 1995.

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Call Number: QZ202 C934 1995

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Background paper for the International Research and Policy Symposium, Toronto, April 28-30, 1995

Author: Taylor, Kathryn M; De Petrillo, Denny

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Kathryn M. Taylor

Publication Date: 1995

Subjects: Neoplasms - genetics - psychology; Ethics, Medical; Neoplasms - etiology; Neoplasms - genetics - legislation & jurisprudence

Abstract: Background paper for the International Research and Policy Symposium, Toronto, April 28-30, 1995

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Victoria Library

Call Number: QZ202 C934 1995

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Culture of human stem cells

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Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley-Interscience , 2007.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QU325 C968 2007

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Editor: Freshney, R. Ian; Stacey, Glyn N; Auerbach, Jonathan M

Place of Publication: Hoboken, N.J.

Publisher: Wiley-Interscience

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: xvi, 343 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Series: Culture of specialized cells

Subjects: Stem Cells; Cells, Cultured; Cell Culture Techniques; Embryo Research; Biomedical Research

ISBN: 9780470052464; 0470052465

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QU325 C968 2007

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Detection and characterization of human mammary stem cells

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Eirew, Peter. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 2011.

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Call Number: LE3 2011 E34

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Author: Eirew, Peter

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: University of British Columbia

Publication Date: 2011

Subjects: Mammary Glands, Human - cytology; Stem Cells; Cell Separation; Cell Differentiation; Phenotype

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Thesis

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: LE3 2011 E34

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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