PREFACE ....................................................... vii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ................................................ xi
1 Introduction ................................................. 1
2 DNA structure and stability: mutations versus repair ........ 21
3 Regulation of gene expression ............................... 47
4 Growth factor signaling and oncogenes ....................... 69
5 The cell cycle .............................................. 95
6 Growth inhibition and tumor suppressor genes ............... 113
7 Apoptosis .................................................. 137
8 Stem cells and differentiation ............................. 161
9 Metastasis ................................................. 185
10 Infections and inflammation ................................ 211
11 Nutrients, hormones, and gene interactions ................. 231
12 The cancer industry: drug development and clinical trial
design ..................................................... 259
13 Cancer in the future: focus on diagnostics and
immunotherapy .............................................. 275
APPENDIX 1: CELL CYCLE REGULATION ............................. 297
APPENDIX 2: CENTERS FOR CANCER RESEARCH ....................... 298
GLOSSARY ...................................................... 302
INDEX ......................................................... 311
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