Developmental Biology of Neoplastic Growth: 40 (Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology, 40) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3540250093 ISBN 13: 9783540250098

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 2005

Synopsis

In this book, tumour growth is perceived as a deviation from the normal development of the human organism. Several mechanisms are proposed to explain the distribution of cancers during the human life span and the decline of the incidence of cancers during human senescence.

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In this book, tumour growth is perceived as a deviation from the normal development of the human organism. The molecular, cellular, and tissue determinants of different tumours are discussed showing that each is a different disease, often corresponding to a particular developmental stage. The natural history of several cancers illustrates how clinical incidence can be just the visible part of the iceberg, while the first changes at the tissue level sometimes occur several years before tumour growth becomes manifest. Several mechanisms are proposed to explain the distribution of cancers during the human life span and the decline of the incidence of cancers during human senescence.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540250093
• ISBN 13: 9783540250098
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 266
• Editor: Macieira-Coelho Alvaro