Molecular biology of cancer : mechanisms, targets, and therapeutics / Lauren Pecorino.

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

xv, 243 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- DNA structure and stability: mutations vs. repair -- Regulation of gene expression -- Growth factor signaling and oncogenes -- Growth inhibition and tumor suppressor genes -- Apoptosis -- Stem cells and differentiation -- Metastasis -- Nutrients, hormones, and gene interactions -- Cancer in the future: focus on diagnostics and immunotherapy.