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Title:
The biology of cancer / Robert A. Weinberg.
Author:
Weinberg, Robert A. (Robert Allan), 1942-
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Garland Science, [2014]
Call Number:
RC268.4 .W45 2014
Edition:
Second edition.
ISBN:
9780815342199
Physical Description:
xx, 876 pages, 64 variously numbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm + 1 computer disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) + 1 72 x 56 cm poster (folded to 18 x 28 cm)
General Note:
Accompanying DVD-ROM includes: figures in PowerPoint and JPEG formats, supplementary sidebars, mini-lectures, movies, and media guide.

Title on accompanying poster: Pathways in human cancer, revised edition.
Added Title:
Pathways in human cancer.
Contents:
The biology and genetics of cells and organisms -- The nature of cancer -- Tumor viruses -- Cellular oncogenes -- Growth factors, receptors, and cancer -- Cytoplasmic signaling circuitry programs many of the traits of cancer -- Tumor suppressor genes -- pRb and control of the cell cycle clock -- p53 and apoptosis : master guardian and executioner -- Eternal life : cell immortalization and tumorigenesis -- Multi-step tumorigenesis -- Maintenance of genomic integrity and the development of cancer -- Dialogue replaces monologue : heterotypic interactions and the biology of angiogenesis -- Moving out : invasion and metastasis -- Crowd control : tumor immunology and immunotherapy -- The rational treatment of cancer.
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