Published April, 2013
By Scott Cramer and Scott D. Cramer
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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There is also accumulating evidence that prostate cancer contains a population of cells with stem cell-like characteristics referred to as cancer stem cells, or tumor initiating cells.

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Published April, 2013
By Alan Kolber
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Nato Science Series A:
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The oncogenic virus can only be studied as a carcinogen when its relation to the host cell in which it resides is understood. One problem of fundamental importance in understanding malignant transformation is the mechanism by which the oncogenic vector promotes the aberrations in the host cell regulatory appara tus resulting in a cancerous cell.

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Published April, 2013
By Murad Alam, Jeremy S. Bordeaux and Siegrid S. Yu
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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This is the first comprehensive clinical text on Merkel cell carcinoma, which is increasingly common and more deadly than melanoma. Contributors include dermatologists, surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists and medical oncologists from around the world.

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Published April, 2013
By Lovell A. Jones
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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The final chapters summarize the problem and its possible solutions as perceived by leaders at the American Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute, the Office of Minority Health Affairs of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Meharry Medical College, a leading minority medical school in the United States.

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Published April, 2013
By Atul Mehta and Prasoon Jain
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Respiratory Medicine
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Interventional Bronchoscopy: A Clinical Guide provides a state-of-the art description of interventional bronchoscopy procedures, addressing the scientific basis, indications, techniques, results, complications, and cost issues.

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Published April, 2013
By Arthur Olch and Arthur J. Olch
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CRC Press Inc)
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Published April, 2013
By Diane M. Simeone, Diane Simeone and Anirban Maitra
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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This book offers an update on the molecular genetics of pancreatic cancer development and progression, covering familial and sporadic pancreatic cancer, molecular pathology, K-Ras signaling, mouse models, epigenetics and translational implications.

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Published April, 2013
By M.A. Hayat
Publisher: Springer
Series: Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells section includes chapters on the use of stem cells in bone regeneration, studies and trials of stem cells in autoimmune diseases, and differences between adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells and bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells as regulators of immune response.

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Published April, 2013
By Michael R. Shurin, Viktor Umansky and Anatoli Malyguine
Publisher: Springer
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Analysis of multidirectional immunological responses at the tumor site allows forming a new concept of The Tumor Immunoenvironment, which is introduced and discussed in the present book with a particular focus on the role of immune cells in controlling the tumor microenvironment at different stages of cancer development.

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Published April, 2013
By Yosef Yarden and Gabi Tarcic
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Endocytosis and vesicular trafficking determine the landscape of the cell's exterior, namely the density of surface molecules, such as receptors for growth factors and cytokines, adhesion molecules like integrins and cadherins, and a plethora of nutrient carriers.

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