Stem Cells and Cancer
Cancer is a major cause of human morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite decades of basic and clinical research, the outcome for many cancer patients is still dismal. Although the existence of "stem-like" cells in cancer was hypothesized more than 150 years ago, recent discoveries have...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York,
2009.
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| Online Access: | https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-89611-3 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Stem Cells and Cancer: An Introduction
- Molecular Regulation of the State of Embryonic Stem Cells
- MicroRNAs in Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells
- Cancer Stem Cell and Metastasis: Emerging Themes and Therapeutic Implications
- Stem Cells in Leukemia and Other Hematological Malignanices
- Prostate Cancer Stem Cells
- Breast Cancer Stem Cells
- Stem Cells and Lung Cancer
- Cancer Stem Cells in Colorectal Cancer
- Cancer stem cells and skin cancer
- Lineage Relationships Connecting Germinal Regions to Brain Tumors.