New Cancer Research Developments de Thomas D. Ford

New Cancer Research Developments

Thomas D. Ford

Cancer is a group of different diseases (more than 100) characterised by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. Cancer can arise in many sites and behave differently depending on its organ of origin. If a cancer spreads (metastasises), the new tumour bears the same name as the original (primary) tumour. Significant progress has been made in recent years in the battle against cancer and in understanding its underlying biological mechanisms. This research progress has resulted in many experimental treatments and cures which establish hope for wide-spread cures. This book presents new research of importance to the field.

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Preface; Radiotherapy in Autologous Breast Reconstruction: Timing and Outcomes; Risk Analysis and Risk Management of Radiation Treatment for Breast and Other Cancers; Cardiac Toxicity After Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer: Current Concepts of Associated Risk and Strategies of Dose Reduction; Intraoperative Radiotherapy in the Conventional Linear Accelerator Room for Early Breast Cancer Treatment; Cancers in Persons with Intellectual Disability: Current Data; The Role of the Cytokines in Udder Immunity Evaluation in Dairy Cows; Interleukin-18 and its Roles as Neuro-Immuno-Modulator in the Periphery and the Central Nervous System; Human CD97, A Multifunctional EGF-TM 7 Protein, is involved in Activation and Effector Functions of T Lymphocytes; Role of Molecular Biology in Molecular Imaging; Mutational Analysis of the Lung Cancer Genome - Era of High-Throughput Sequencing and Targeted Therapy; Mechanisms of Adrenocortical Growth and Tumorigenesis; Mechanisms of B-Cell Lymphomagenesis; The Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Receptor as an Oncogene; Fibronectin - A Matrix Glycoprotein with Roles in Lung Carcinoma Cell Growth and Progression; ATP Binding Cassette Transporters in Resistance to Clinically Relevant Antitumor Agents; Regulated Secretion of Chemokines from Endothelial Cells; Different Fates of In Vitro T Cell Activation: Methods and Pitfalls; Extraperitoneal Endoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: Techniques and Results; Cancer Biology: From Molecular Biology to Systems Biology; Retinoblastoma; Index.