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Advances in Cancer Research

  • 1st Edition, Volume 87 - March 5, 2003
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: George F. Vande Woude, George Klein
  • Language: English

The Advances in Cancer Research series provides invaluable information on the exciting and fast-moving field of cancer research. This volume presents outstanding and origin… Read more

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Description

The Advances in Cancer Research series provides invaluable information on the exciting and fast-moving field of cancer research. This volume presents outstanding and original reviews on a variety of topics, including chromosome instability in cancer; telomerase inhibitors as an option for chemotherapy; avian retrovirus pathogenicity; Epstein-Barr virus and undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma; immunotherapy for prostate cancer; and the role of lymphocytes in anti-tumor immunity.

Key features

  • Provides invaluable information on the exciting and fast-moving field of cancer research.
  • Presents outstanding and original reviews on a variety of topics, including chromosome instability in cancer; telomerase inhibitors as an option for chemotherapy; avian retrovirus pathogenicity; Epstein-Barr virus and undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma; immunotherapy for prostate cancer; and the role of lymphocytes in anti-tumor immunity

Readership

Researchers and students in the basic and clinical science of cancer biology and oncology, plus related areas in genetics, immunology, pharmacology, cell biology, and molecular biology.

Table of contents

Chromosome Instability in Cancer: How, When and Why?
Telomerase Inhibitors - A New Option for Chemotherapy
Variation of Especially Avian Retrovirus Pathogenicity: A Historical Background
Epstein-Barr Virus and Undifferentiated Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
New Immunobiological and Molecular Insights on a Long-Standing Etiopathogenic Association
Advances in Immunotherapy for Prostate Cancer
The Role of Lymphocytes in Anti-Tumor Inmmunity

Review quotes

"This classic and essential series presents critical overviews on select aspects of both cancer research and the basic underlying sciences"—AMERICAN SCIENTIST

"Excellent, highly informative, in-depth reviews...expertly written, up-to-date, and well-referenced."—JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

"This is a series that has a long tradition of excellence in the field of cancer biology."—DOODY'S PUBLISHING REVIEWS

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 87
  • Published: March 5, 2003
  • Language: English

About the editors

GV

George F. Vande Woude

Affiliations and expertise
Director, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA NCI-Frederick Cancer Research Facility Frederick, Maryland ABL-Basic Research Program, NCI-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Frederick, Maryland

GK

George Klein

Affiliations and expertise
Karolinska Insitutet, Stockholm, Sweden

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