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Thisvolumeisacontinuationoftheencyclopedicworkentitled"CancerGrowthand Progression,"thatwasoriginallyeditedbyProfessorHansE. Kaiser. Asatributeto thememoryofDr. Kaiserandhiscontributionstothe eld,thisneweditionisf- lowinghisexampleofprovidingthemostcurrentinformationaboutcancerliterature andcomprehensivecoverageofallaspectsoftumorgrowthandprogression. Thisparticulartomeisdividedintotwosections:the rstaddressinggeneralcauses ofoncogenesissuchasenvironmentalfactorsandtumormechanisms;andthesecond addressingtheoncogenicmechanismsoftumorinspeci corgans. Thisbookiswr- tenandcompiledbyworldrenownedleadersintheirrespective eldsandfocuseson themostrecentdevelopmentsinbasiconcogenesis. Thisde nitivetextwillprovide thepractitioner,whetherinresearch,academiaorclinicalpractice,withafountof easilyaccessibleinformationonthemostcommontumors. v Contents 1 Cytokines and Stressors: Implications for Cancer Immunotherapy 1 AlexanderW. KusnecovandHymieAnisman 2 The Role of Oncogene Activation in Tumor Progression...19 MichaelJ. GrayandGaryE. Gallick 3 Carcinogenic Effects of Ionising Radiation...43 ArthurC. Upton 4 Chemical Carcinogenesis Role of Chloroform - Further Studies. . 63 ElizabethK.
Weisburger 5 Use of Organ Explant and Cell Culture in Cancer Research ...71 EricJ. Kort,ChristineR. Moore,EricA. Hudson, BrandonLeeser,JamesH. Resau,G. M. Yerushalmi, R. Leibowitz-Amit,GaliaTsarfaty,IlanTsarfaty,andSharonMoskovitz 6 Chromosomal Abnormalities in Selected Hematopoietic Malignancies Detected by Conventional and Molecular Cytogenetics: Diagnostic and Prognostic Signi cance...89 HonFongL. Mark,SusanaC. Raimondi,andRobertSokolic 7 Mechanisms of Cancer Growth and Progression in Lymphoma...115 MojdehNaghashpourandLynnC. Moscinski 8 Pediatric Cancer Mechanisms of Cancer Growth and Progression . 129 EnidGilbert-BarnessandPawiniKhanna 9 Carcinogenetic Pathway of Malignant Melanoma ...149 KennethB. CalderandMichaelB. Morgan 10 Ewing Sarcoma: Molecular Characterization and Potential Molecular Therapeutic Targets ...159 MarilynM. BuiandPaulJ. Zhang 11 Molecular Mechanisms of Central Nervous System Metastasis...167 NicoleD. Riddle,MumtazVRojiani,StevenBrem, andAmynM. Rojiani 12 Carcinogenesis of Human Papillomavirus in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma...1
79 DahuiQin vii viii Contents 13 Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy and Breast Cancer - Clinicopathologic Associations and Molecular Mechanisms ...187 GezaAcsandMichaelJ. Wagoner 14 Carcinogenesis of Lung Cancer ...203 JeffreyAufmanandFarahKhalil 15 Genesis of Barrett's Neoplasia: Current Concepts...213 DomenicoCoppola,NellyA. Nasir,andLeslieTurner 16 Genesis of Pancreatic Ductal Neoplasia...225 BarbaraA. CentenoandGregoryM. Springett 17 Recent Advances in the Pathogenesis of Pancreatic Endocrine Neoplasms...237 OmieMills,NellyA. Nasir,JonathanR. Strosberg, LarryK.
Contents:
1. Cytokines and Stressors: Implications for Cancer Immunotherapy; Alexander W. Kusnecov and Hymie Anisman
2. The Role of Oncogene Activation in Tumor Progression; Michael J. Gray and Gary E. Gallick
3. Carcinogenic Effects of Ionising Radiation; Arthur C. Upton
4. Chemical Carcinogenesis Role of Chloroform - An Update; Elizabeth K. Weisburger
5. Use of Organ Explant and Cell Culture in Cancer Research; Eric J. Kort, Christine R. Moore, Eric A. Hudson, Brandon Leeser, James H. Resau, G.M. Yerushalmi, R. Leibowitz-Amit, Galia Tsarfaty, Ilan Tsarfaty and Sharon Moskovitz
6. Chromosomal Abnormalities in Selected Hematopoietic Malignacies Detected by Conventional and Molecular Cytogenetics: Diagnostic and Prognostic Significance; Hon Fong L. Mark, Susana C. Raimondi and Robert Sokolic
7. Mechanisms of Cancer Growth and Progression in Lymphoma; Mojdeh Naghashpour and Lynn C. Moscinski
8. Pediatric Cancer Mechanisms of Cancer Growth and Progression; Pawini Khanna and Enic Gilbert-Barness
9. Carcinogenetic Pathway of Malignant Melanoma; Kenneth B. Calder and Michael B. Morgan
10. Ewing Sarcoma: Molecular Characterization and Potential Molecular Therapeutic Targets; Marilyn M. Bui and Paul J. Zhang
11. Molecular Mechanisms of Central Nervous System Metastasis; Nicole DeMers, Mumtaz V. Rojiani and Amyn M. Rojiani
12. Carcinogenesis of Human Papillomavirus in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Dahui Qin
13. Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy and BreastCancer - Clinicopathologic Associations and Molecular Mechanisms; Geza Acs and Michael J. Wagoner
14. Carcinogenesis of Lung Cancer; Jeffrey Aufman and Farah Khalil
15. Genesis of Barrett's Neoplasia: Current Concepts; Leslie Turner, Nelly A. Nasir and Domenico Coppola
16. Genesis of Pancreatic Ductal Neoplasia; Barbara A. Centeno and Gregory M. Springett
17. Recent Advances in the Pathogenesis of Pancreatic Endocrine Neoplasms; Omie Mills, Nelly A. Nasir, Johnathan A. Strosberg, Larry K. Kvols, Domenico Coppola, Aejaz Nasir
18. Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis in Colorectal Cancer; Shaokun Shu, Jin Q. Cheng
19. Carcinogenetic Pathway of Superficial Low-Grade Urothelial Carcinoma; Shang-Tian Chuang, Robert A. Tracy and Ximing J. Yang
20. Carcinogenetic Pathway of Urothelial Carcinoma; Shohreh Iravani Dickinson
21. Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis in Prostate Cancer; Jose J. Correa, Julio Pow-Sang
22. HPV in Cervical Carcinoma; Elizabeth Sagatys and Ardeshir Hakam
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