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Characteristics of Human Cancer | |
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What Everyone Wants to Know about Cancer | |
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Patients | |
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Physicians and Health Care Professionals | |
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Cancer Researchers | |
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What is Cancer? | |
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Definition of Cancer | |
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Description of Cancer | |
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What Significant Events Have Happened in Cancer Research in the Last 20 Years? | |
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Basic Facts about Cancer | |
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Hallmarks of Malignant Diseases | |
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Classification of Human Cancers | |
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Macroscopic and Microscopic Features of Neoplasms | |
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Grade and Stage of Neoplasms | |
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Histologic Grade of Malignancy | |
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Tumor Staging | |
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Causes of Cancer | |
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The Theory of "Hits" | |
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Chemical Carcinogenesis | |
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Historical Perspectives | |
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Metabolic Activation of Chemical Carcinogens | |
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Donors of simple alkyl groups | |
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Cytochrome P-450-mediated activation | |
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2-acetylaminofluorene | |
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Other aromatic amines | |
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | |
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DNA Adduct Formation | |
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Interaction of Chemical Carcinogens with Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressor Genes | |
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Carcinogen-Induced Epigenetic Changes | |
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Tumor Initiation, Promotion, and Progression | |
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Mechanisms of tumor initiation | |
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Endogenous carcinogenesis | |
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Mechanisms of tumor promotion and progression | |
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Central dogma of tumor progression | |
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Mechanisms of tumor-promoting agents | |
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Experimental Models for the Study of Carcinogenesis | |
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Validity of Tests for Carcinogenicity | |
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Irradiation Carcinogenesis | |
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Ionizing Radiation | |
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Ultraviolet Radiation | |
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Oxygen Free Radicals, Aging, and Cancer | |
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Genetic Susceptibility and Cancer | |
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Multiple Mutations in Cancer | |
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DNA Repair Mechanisms | |
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Viral Carcinogenesis | |
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Historical Perspectives | |
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Role of Viruses in the Causation of Human Cancer | |
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Association of Epstein-Barr virus and human cancers | |
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Hepatitis virus and hepatocellular carcinoma | |
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Papillomaviruses and cervical cancer | |
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HTLV-1 and adult T-cell leukemia | |
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The Epidemiology of Human Cancer | |
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Trends in Cancer Incidence and Mortality | |
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U.S. Data | |
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Cancer Is a Clobal Problem | |
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Data for Some Prevalent Human Cancers | |
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Lung Cancer | |
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Breast Cancer | |
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Colorectal Cancer | |
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Liver Cancer | |
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Pancreatic Cancer | |
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Cancers of the Female Reproductive Tract | |
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Cervical cancer | |
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Ovarian cancer | |
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Endometrial cancer | |
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Prostate Cancer | |
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Urinary Bladder Cancer | |
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Lymphoma | |
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Leukemia | |
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Skin Cancer | |
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Cancers of the Central Nervous System | |
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Role of Various Factors in the Development of Cancers | |
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Cigarette Smoking | |
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Alcohol | |
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Diet | |
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Sexual Development, Reproductive Patterns, and Sexual Behavior | |
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Industrial Chemicals and Occupational Cancers | |
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Herbicides | |
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Air and Water Pollutants | |
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Radiation | |
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Ultraviolet | |
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Ionizing radiation | |
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Radon | |
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Drugs | |
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Hormones | |
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Infection | |
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Aging and Cancer | |
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Genetic Factors in Cancer | |
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Inherited Cancers | |
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Gene Environment Interactions | |
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Avoidability of Cancer | |
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Risk Assessment | |
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The Great Cancer Myths | |
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Passive Smoking | |
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Radon in the Home | |
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Cell Phones | |
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Electromagnetic Fields | |
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Alcohol | |
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Organochlorine Compounds, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, and Breast Cancer | |
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Antiperspirants | |
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Water Chlorination | |
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Abortion or Miscarriage and Breast Cancer | |
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Asbestos | |
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Saccharin | |
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Acrylamide in Foods | |
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Alar | |
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SV40 Virus in Early Polio Vaccines | |
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The Biochemistry and Cell Biology of Cancer | |
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Historical Perspectives | |
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Growth Characteristics of Malignant Cells | |
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Phenotypic Alterations in Cancer Cells | |
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Immortality of Transformed Cells in Culture | |
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Decreased Requirement for Growth Factors | |
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Loss of Anchorage Dependence | |
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Loss of Cell Cycle Control and Resistance to Apoptosis | |
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Changes in Cell Membrane Structure and Function | |
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Alterations in cell surface glycolipids, glycoproteins, proteoglycans, and mucins | |
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Role of glycosyl transferases and oligosaccharide processing enzymes | |
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Mucins | |
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Proteoglycans | |
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Modification of Extracellular Matrix Components | |
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Cell-Extracellular Matrix and Cell-Cell Adhesion | |
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Cell Proliferation versus Differentiation | |
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Mechanisms of Cellular Differentiation | |
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Slime molds | |
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Yeast | |
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Sea urchin | |
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Drosophilia melanogaster | |
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Mouse | |
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Pathways: getting to know all the players | |
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Stimulation of cancer cell differentiation | |
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Stem Cells | |
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Cell Cycle Regulation | |
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Historical Perspectives | |
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The Molecular Players | |
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Cyclin-dependent protein kinases | |
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CDK inhibitors | |
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Cyclins | |
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Cell cycle checkpoints | |
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Cell cycle regulatory factors as targets for anticancer agents | |
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Apoptosis | |
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Historical Perspectives | |
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Biochemical Mechanisms of Apoptosis | |
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Caspases | |
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Bcl-2 family | |
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Role of mitochondria in apoptosis | |
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Anoikis | |
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Resistance to Apoptosis in Cancer and Potential Targets for Therapy | |
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Growth Factors | |
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Historical Perspectives | |
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Insulin | |
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Insulin-Like Growth Factors | |
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Nerve Growth Factor | |
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Epidermal Growth Factor | |
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Fibroblast Growth Factor | |
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Platelet-Derived Growth Factor | |
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Transforming Growth Factors | |
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TGF-[alpha] | |
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TGF-[Beta] | |
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Hematopoietic Growth Factors | |
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Hepatocyte Growth Factor and Scatter Factor | |
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Miscellaneous Growth Factors | |
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Signal Transduction Mechanisms | |
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Some Key Signal Transduction Concepts | |
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Transcriptional regulation by signal transduction | |
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Protein-protein interaction domains | |
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Spatial and temporal regulation | |
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Signaling networks and crosstalk | |
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Overview of Some Signal Transduction Pathways Important in Cancer | |
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G protein-linked receptors | |
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The phosphoinositide 3-kinase pathway | |
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mTOR | |
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Tyrosine kinase pathways | |
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Protein phosphatases | |
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JAK-STAT pathway | |
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Estrogen receptor pathway | |
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Hypoxia-inducible factor | |
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Tumor necrosis factor receptor signaling | |
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Tumor growth factor-[Beta] signal transduction | |
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Heat shock protein-mediated events | |
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Angiogenesis | |
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor | |
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Platelet-Derived Growth Factor | |
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Angiopoietins | |
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Ephrins | |
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Angiogenesis Inhibitors | |
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Inhibitors of proangiogenic factors | |
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Metalloproteinases | |
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Integrins | |
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Endogenous inhibitors | |
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HIF-1[alpha] | |
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Miscellaneous anti-angiogenic agents | |
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Clinical data | |
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Lymphangiogenesis | |
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Tumor Dormancy | |
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Biology of Tumor Metastasis | |
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The "Classic" Theory of Tumor Metastasis | |
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Alternate Theory of Tumor Metastasis | |
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Invasion and Metastasis: The Hallmarks of Malignant Neoplasia | |
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Metastasis Is at Least Partly a Selective Process | |
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Biochemical Characteristics of Metastatic Tumor Cells | |
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Relationship of cancer metastasis to normal tissue invasion events | |
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Role of lytic enzymes in the metastasis cascade | |
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Role of plasma membrane components in metastasis | |
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Role of extracellular matrix components and the basement membranes in tumor metastasis | |
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Tissue adhesion properties of metastatic cells | |
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Ability of metastatic tumor cells to escape the host's immune response | |
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Chemotactic factors in cancer cell migration | |
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Role of oncogenes in tumor metastasis | |
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Identification of the "Metastatic Genes" and "Metastasis Suppressor Genes" | |
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Molecular Genetics of Cancer | |
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Chromatin Structure and Function | |
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Components of Chromatin | |
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Chemical Modifications of Chromatin-Associated Proteins | |
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Packaging of Chromatin | |
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Structure and Function of Interphase Chromosomes | |
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Nuclear Organization | |
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Nuclease Sensitivity | |
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Transcriptional Activation and the Cancer Connection | |
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Control of Gene Expression during Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation | |
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Split Genes and RNA Processing | |
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Genetic Recombination | |
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Gene Amplification | |
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Cis-Acting Regulatory Elements: Promoters and Enchancers | |
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Transcription Factors | |
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Structural Motifs of Regulatory DNA-Binding Proteins | |
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Repressors | |
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General (Basal) Transciption Factors | |
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Promoter- and Enhancer-Specific Transcription Factors | |
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AP-1/Fos/Jun | |
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ATF/CREB | |
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SP1 | |
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Oct-3 | |
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The superfamily of hormone receptors | |
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YY1 | |
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LEF-1 | |
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E2F | |
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Tissue specific transcription factors | |
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MyoD | |
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Liver specific transcription factors | |
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Pit-1 | |
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E2A | |
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NF-[Kappa]B | |
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POU-domain binding proteins | |
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Ets1 and Ets2 | |
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Homeobox proteins | |
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DNA Methylation | |
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DNA Methyltransferases | |
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Methyl DNA Binding Proteins | |
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DNA Methylation and Cancer | |
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Genomic Imprinting | |
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Loss of Heterozygosity | |
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Telomeres and Telomerase | |
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Post-transcriptional Regulation | |
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Molecular Genetic Alterations in Cancer Cells | |
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Translocations and Inversions | |
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Chromosomal Deletions | |
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Gene Amplification | |
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Point Mutations | |
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Aneuploidy | |
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Disomy | |
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Trinucleotide Expansion | |
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Microsatellite Instability | |
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Mismatch DNA Repair Defects | |
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Gene Derepression in Cancer Cells | |
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Ectopic hormone production by human cancers | |
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Possible mechanisms of ectopic protein production | |
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Chromosomal Abnormalities in Leukemic Patients Exposed to Genotoxic Agents | |
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Cancer Genetic Changes Summed Up | |
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Oncogenes | |
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Historical Perspectives | |
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The provirus, protovirus, and oncogene hypothesis | |
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The src gene | |
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Oncogene Families | |
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Cell Transforming Ability of onc Genes | |
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Functional Classes of Oncogenes | |
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Characteristics of Individual Oncogenes | |
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ras | |
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myc | |
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src | |
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jun and fos | |
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ets | |
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bcr-abl | |
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myb | |
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bcl-2 | |
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NF-KB/rel | |
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erbA | |
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sis | |
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erbB | |
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erbB-2 (Her-2/neu) | |
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Other growth factor or growth factor receptor oncogenes | |
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fms | |
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kit | |
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trk | |
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met | |
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Pokemon | |
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Cellular onc Gene Expression during Normal Embryonic Development | |
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DNA Tumor Viruses | |
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SV40 and Polyoma | |
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Papilloma Viruses E6 and E7 | |
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Adenoviruses E1A and E1B | |
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Hepatitis B Virus | |
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Herpes Viruses | |
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Tumor Suppressor Genes | |
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Historical Perspectives | |
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Properties of Individual Tumor Suppressor Genes | |
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rb | |
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Characterization of the rb protein | |
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Interactions of Rb proteins | |
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Role of rb in reversing the malignant phenotype | |
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Requirement of a functional rb-1 gene in development | |
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Cell cycle regulation by Rb | |
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Interactions of Rb protein with transcription factors and DNA regulatory elements | |
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p53 | |
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Characteristics of p53 and its mutations | |
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Mutagenesis of p53 | |
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Ability of p53 to reverse cellular transformation and tumorigenesis | |
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Role of p53 in cell cycle progression and in inducing apoptosis | |
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Mechanism of p53's actions | |
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Wilms' tumor suppressor gene wt-1 | |
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Adenomatous polyposis coli (apc) gene | |
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Deleted in colorectal cancer (dcc) gene | |
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Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (hnpcc) gene | |
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Neurofibromatosis genes nf-1 and nf-2 | |
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Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome and renal cell carcinoma gene | |
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BRCA1 and BRCA2 | |
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Identification of Tumor Suppressor Genes | |
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Mechanisms of Gene Silencing | |
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Antisense | |
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Ribozymes | |
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DNAzymes | |
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RNAi | |
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Transitive RNAi | |
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Micro-RNA | |
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Small temporal RNA | |
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Short hairpin RNA | |
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Gene Therapy | |
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Gene Therapy for Cancer | |
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Personalized Medicine and Systems Biology | |
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Tumor Immunology | |
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Historical Perspectives | |
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Mechanisms of the Immune Response to Cancer | |
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Antigen Presenting Cells | |
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How Antigens Are Processed | |
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T Lymphocytes and T Cell Activation | |
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The Immunological Synapse | |
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B Lymphocytes and B Cell Activation | |
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Natural Killer Cells | |
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Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity | |
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Danger Theory | |
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Role of Gene Rearrangement in the Tumor Response | |
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Heat Shock Proteins as Regulators of the Immune Response | |
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Inflammation and Cancer | |
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Immunotherapy | |
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Rationale for Immunotherapy | |
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Identification and Characterization of Tumor-Derived Antigenic Peptides | |
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Cytokines | |
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Interferons | |
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Interleukins | |
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Tumor necrosis factor | |
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Adoptive Immunotherapy | |
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Vaccines | |
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Monoclonal Antibodies | |
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How Tumor Cells Avoid the Immune Response | |
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Cancer Diagnosis | |
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Medical and Scientific Drivers for Expanded Cancer Diagnostic Techniques | |
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Categories of Tumor Markers | |
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Nucleic Acid-Based Markers | |
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Cancer-associated mutations | |
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Loss of heterozygosity and microsatellite instability | |
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DNA methylation patterns | |
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Mitochondrial DNA mutations | |
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Viral DNA | |
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Gene Expression Microarrays | |
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Laser-Capture Microdissection | |
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Comparative Genome Hybridization | |
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Tissue Arrays | |
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Gene Expression Microarrays in Individual Cancer Types | |
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Lymphoma | |
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Leukemia | |
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Breast cancer | |
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Ovarian cancer | |
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Prostate cancer | |
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Colorectal cancer | |
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Lung cancer | |
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Renal cancer | |
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Hepatic cancer | |
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Other cancers and cancer-related phenotypes | |
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Proteomics | |
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Proteomics Methods | |
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Two-dimensional electrophoresis | |
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Isotope-coded affinity tags (ICAT) | |
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Mass spectrometry-based proteomics | |
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Protein chips | |
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Surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization (SELDI) | |
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Yeast two-hybrid system | |
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Phage display | |
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Organelle proteomics | |
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Plasma proteome | |
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Tissue proteomics: imaging mass spectrometry | |
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Pattern recognition | |
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The unfolded protein response | |
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Proteomics in Cancer Diagnosis | |
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Lung cancer | |
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Ovarian cancer | |
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Breast cancer | |
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Prostate cancer | |
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Pancreatic cancer | |
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Circulating Epithelial Cells | |
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Circulating Endothelial Cells and Endothelial Progenitor Cells | |
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Molecular Imaging | |
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Protein-Protein Interactions | |
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Protein Degradation | |
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Imaging Gene Expression In Vivo | |
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Bioluminescent detection | |
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Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy | |
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Ultrasound Imaging | |
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Nanotechnology | |
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Gray Goo | |
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Pharmacogenomics and Pharmacogenetics | |
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Importance of Pharmacogenomics in Cancer | |
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Haplotype Mapping | |
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Sequelae of Cancer and Its Treatment | |
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Patient-Tumor Interactions | |
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Pain | |
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Nutritional Effects | |
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Hematologic Effects | |
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Erythropoiesis | |
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Leukopoiesis | |
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Platelets | |
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Thrombosis | |
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Fever and Infection | |
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Hormonal Effects | |
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Hypercalcemia | |
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Neurologic Effects | |
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Dermatologic Effects | |
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Fatigue | |
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Sequelae of Cancer Treatment | |
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Cancer Prevention | |
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Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Its Prevention | |
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Somatic Mutation | |
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Telomere Loss | |
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Mitochondrial Damage | |
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Formation of Oxygen-Free Radicals | |
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Cell Senescence | |
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DNA Repair and Genome Stability | |
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Caloric Restriction | |
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Diet and Cancer Prevention | |
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Chemoprevention | |
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Molecular Targets for Chemoprevention | |
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Antimutagens and Carcinogen-Blocking Agents | |
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Isothiocyanates | |
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Oltipraz | |
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Other organosulfur compounds | |
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Ellagic acid | |
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Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) | |
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Antiproliferative Agents | |
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Retinoids and [Beta]-carotene | |
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Hormonal chemoprevention | |
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Oral contraceptives | |
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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs (GNRHAs) | |
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Hormone replacement therapy | |
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Tamoxifen, Raloxifene, and aromatase inhibitors | |
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Antiandrogens | |
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Anti-inflammatory agents | |
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Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors | |
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Ornithine decarboxylase inhibitors | |
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Antioxidants | |
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Protease Inhibitors | |
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Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors | |
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Statins | |
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Multiagent chemoprevention | |
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Index | |