Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. DNA Structure and Stability: Mutations vs. Repair; 3. Regulation of Gene Expression; 4. Growth Factor Signaling and Oncogenes; 5. Growth Inhibition and Tumor Suppressor Genes; 6. Apoptosis; 7. Stem Cells and Differentiation; 8. Metastasis; 9. Nutrients, Hormones, and Gene Interactions; 10. Cancer in the Future: Focus on Diagnostics and Immunotherapy

About the Author

Dr. Lauren Pecorino is Senior Lecturer and Biochemistry Programme Leader, School of Chemical and Life Sciences, University of Greenwich, UK

Reviews

The author's infectious enthusiasm as a teacher comes across on every page of this beautifully illustrated book. To guide her readers through this increasingly complex field, she introduces some novel features, including "Special interest" boxes, sections labelled "Pause and think", well-designed chapter highlights and aids to "Memory refreshment". Given the speed of development of this field, the book is remarkably up to date. Sir David Weatherall, THES Textbook Guide No. 23, February 2006