Lung Cancer Metastasis Novel Biological Mechanisms and Impact on Clinical Practice /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Keshamouni, Venkateshwar (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Arenberg, Douglas (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Kalemkerian, Gregory (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Oncology.; Biomedicine.; Cancer Research.

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer related mortality. Metastatic lung cancer is responsible for more than ninety percent of lung cancer related deaths. However, relatively little progress has been made in understanding the process of lung cancer metastasis. The two main aims of this book are...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Lung Cancer: Overview
• Hallmarks of Metastasis
• Tumor Stem Cells and Metastasis
• Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition as a Mechanism of Metastasis
• Mechanisms of Tumor Cell Migration and Invasion in Lung Cancer Metastasis
• Immunologic Mechanisms in Lung Carcinogenesis and Metastasis
• Angiogenesis and Angiogenic Diversity in Lung Cancer Metastasis
• Chemokines in Lung Cancer Metastasis
• Molecular Control of Lymphatic Metastasis in Lung Cancer
• Carcinoma-Associated Fibroblasts in Lung Cancer
• The Role of Tumor-Associated Macrophages and Other Innate Immune Cells in Metastatic Progression of Lung Cancer
• Experimental Animal Models for Studying Lung Cancer
• Molecular Imaging in Lung Cancer Metastases
• Biomarker Discovery for Metastatic Disease
• Current Clinical Management of Metastatic Lung Cancer
• Site-Directed Therapy for Lung Cancer Metastases
• Systems Approach for Understanding Metastasis.