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Title Ecology and evolution of cancer / edited by Beata Ujvari, Benjamin Roche, Frédéric Thomas
Published London : Academic Press, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (292 pages)
Contents Introductory chapter -- Five Evolutionary Principles for Understanding Cancer Randolph Nesse Section 1 1. The Evolutionary Origins of Cancer and of its Control by Immune Policing and Genetic Suppression Leonard Nunney 2. Cancer Prevalence and Etiology in Wild and Captive Animals beata ujvari 3. Infection and Cancer in Nature Paul Ewald 4. Pseudohypoxia: Life at the Edge Shonagh Russell and Robert Gillies 5. The Genomic Landscape of Cancers Henry Heng 6. The Epigenetic Component in Cancer Evolution Christoph Grunau 7. Evolution of Cancer Defense Mechanisms Across Species Joshua David Schiffman 8. Coevolution of Tumor Cells and Their Microenvironment: "Niche Construction in Cancer#x94; Arig Ibrahim-Hashim and Robert Gatenby 9. Evolutionary Perspective of Tumorigenesis and Antitumor Immunity: A Comparative Approach Jacques Robert 10. The Response of Cancer Cell Populations to Therapies Jasmine Foo 11
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Cancer -- Molecular aspects.
Molecular evolution.
Neoplasms -- genetics
Evolution, Molecular
Neoplastic Processes
Neoplasms -- veterinary
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
Molecular evolution
Cancer -- Molecular aspects
Form Electronic book
Author Ujvari, Beata
Roche, Benjamin
Thomas, Frédéric
LC no. 2016960810
ISBN 0128043806
9780128043806