Mechanisms of Molecular Carcinogenesis – Volume 1

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Haybaeck, Johannes (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Gene expression.; Molecular biology.; Oncology.; Cytokines.; Growth factors.; Biomedicine.; Cancer Research.; Molecular Medicine.; Cytokines and Growth Factors.; Gene Expression.

Divided into two volumes the work offers a so far unmatched broad and at the same time deep knowledge on molecular and cellular mechanisms of carcinogenesis and offers comprehensive insight into clinical, therapeutic and technological aspects. This 1st Volume presents tumor entities of the ocular sy...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Modern technologies
• MACC1, a novel player in solid cancer carcinogenesis
• The endocannabinoid system in carcinogenesis
• Stem cells in carcinogenesis
• Insulin pathways and carcinogenesis
• Role of Triglyceride Lipases in Tumor Metabolism
• mTOR signalling in carcinogenesis
• Nuclear Factor Kappa B
• Gliomas
• Non-glial brain tumors
• Ocular neoplasms
• Thyroid carcinogenesis
• Head and Neck including Oral cavity, Larynx, Pharynx
• Oesophagus
• Lung Carcinogenesis
• Progression of lung cancer: role of hypoxia and the metabolic tumor microenvironment.