Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms and Novel Therapeutic Strategies /

• Main Authors: Aravalli, Rajagopal N. (Author), Steer, Clifford J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Cancer Research
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Pharmaceutical technology.; Oncology.; Biomedicine.; Cancer Research.; Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology.

This book provides up-to-date information on the development and progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with a review of the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the disease process. Recent research in HCC has led to significant progress in our understanding of the cellular processes...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Etiology
• Current diagnosis and treatment options for HCC
• Pathophysiology of HCC
• Molecular mechanisms of HCC
• Animal models of liver cancer
• Novel therapeutic strategies to combat HCC
• Conclusions.