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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 – this 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.
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Chapter No in Primer, Author/Title,
Part I, Principles of Oncology,
1, Samuels et al/The Cancer Genome,
2, Hanahan & Weinberg/The Hallmarks of Cancer,
3, Furtado et al/Molecular Methods in Cancer,
4, Buck & Ratner/Oncogenic Viruses,
5, Prasad & Aggarwal/Role of Inflammation in Cancer,
6, Sawyers/Kinase Inhibitors as Anticancer Drugs,
7, Chau & Figg/Antiangiogenesis Agents,
Part II, Molecular Biology of Individual Cancers,
8, Carey & Prince/Molecular Biology of Head & Neck Cancers,
9, Leora Horn et al/Molecular Biology of Lung Cancer,
10, Rustgi/Molecular Biology of the Esophagus and Stomach,
11, Kern & Hruban/Molecular Biology of Pancreas Cancer,
12, Marquart & Thorgeirsson/Molecular Biology of Liver Cancer,
13, Shivdasani/Molecular Biology of colorectal Cancer,
14, Linehan & Schmidt/Molecular Biology of Kidney Cancer,
15, Knowles & Hurst/Molecular Biology of Bladder Cancer,
16, Feng et al/Molecular Biology of Prostate Cancer,
17, Pejovic et al/Molecular Biology of Gynecologic Cancers,
18, Vinayak et al/Molecular Biology of Breast Cancer,
19, Wells/Molecular Biology of Endocrine Tumors,
20, Singer et al/Moecular Biology of Sarcomas,
21, Gabree & Seidel/Genetic Testing in Skin Cancer,
21, Davies & Garroway/Molecular Biology of Cutaneous Melanoma,
22, Gunel et al/Molecular Biology of Central Nervous System Tumors,
23, Helman & Malkin/Molecular Biology of Childhood Cancers,
24, Pasqualucci & Dalla-Favera/Molecular Biology of Lymphoma,
25, Raffel & Cerny/Molecular Biology of Acute Leukemias,
26, Blachly et al/ Molecular Biology of Chronic Leukemias,
Part III, Genetic Counseling,
27, Matloff & Bonadies/Cancer Genetic Counseling,
28, Shannon & Chittenden/Genetic Testing in Breast Cancer,
29, Weissman et al/Genetic Testing in Ovarian Cancer,
30, Genetic Cancer in Colon Cancer (Polyposis...),
31, Sentner/Genetic Testing in Colon Cancer (Nonpolyposis...,
32, Daniels/Genetic Testing in Uterine Cancer,
33, Chan-Smutko/Genetic Testing in Urinary Tract Cancers,
34, Axibund & Wiley/Genetic Testing in Pancreatic Cancer,
35, Chun/Genetic Testing in Stomach Cancer,
36, Pilarski & Nagy/Genetic Testing in the Endocrine System,
37, Gabree & Seidel/Genetic Testing in Skin Cancer,