Advances in Cancer Research

George F. Vande Woude (Volume editor), George Klein (Volume editor)

9780120066766, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 13 April 1999

249 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.53 kg

Praise for the Serial
"This classic and essential series presents critical overviews on select aspects of both cancer research and the basic underlying sciences." --AMERICAN SCIENTIST

"Excellent, highly informative, in-depth reviews... expertly written, up-to-date, and well-referenced." --JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Volume 76 of Advances in Cancer Research continues the series' goal of publishing timely and authoritative reviews in the broad field of cancer research. Ruoslahti begins the volume with a review of fibronectin and its integrin receptors in cancer. Chapter 2 by Ganter and Lipsick discusses Myb and oncogenesis. Biscardi and colleagues present their research on c-Src, receptor tyrosine kinases, and human cancer in Chapter 3. Chapter 4 by Schulz covers epidemiology of Kaposi's sarcoma and associated herpesvirus/human herpesvirus 8. The consensus on synergism between cigarette smoke and other environmental carcinogens in the causation of lung cancer is reviewed by Reif and Heeren in Chapter 5. In Chapter 6, Breivik and Gaudernack discuss perspectives on carcinogenesis and natural selection in the genetics and epigenetics of colorectal cancer. Chapter 7 by Coulie and co-workers concludes the volume with a discussion of anti-tumor immunity at work in a melanoma patient.

E. Ruoslahti, Fibronectin and Its Integrin Receptors in Cancer.
B. Ganter and J.S. Lipsick, Myb and Oncogenesis.
J.S. Biscardi, D.A. Tice, and S.J. Parsons, C-Src, Receptor Tyrosine Kinases, and Human Cancer.
T.F. Schulz, Epidemiology of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus/Human Herpesvirus 8.
A.E. Reif and T. Heeren, Consensus on Synergism Between Cigarette Smoke and Other Environmental Carcinogens in the Causation of Lung Cancer.
J. Breivik and G. Gaudernack, Carcinogenesis and Natural Selection: A New Perspective to the Genetics and Epigenetics of Colorectal Cancer.
P.G. Coulie, H. Ikeda, J.-F. Baurain, and R. Chiari, Anti-Tumor Immunity at Work in a Melanoma Patient.
Subject Index.

Subject Areas: Cellular biology [cytology PSF], Genetics [non-medical PSAK], Immunology [MJCM], Oncology [MJCL], Medical research [MBGR]