Adaptive oncogenesis : a new understanding of how cancer evolves inside us
Record details
- ISBN: 0674985966
- ISBN: 9780674985964
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Physical Description:
1 online resource
remote - Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The evolution of lifespans and disease avoidance -- Understanding evolution at organismal and somatic levels -- The evolution of multicellularity and tumor suppression -- Mechanisms of tumor suppression -- Dominant views on the mechanisms of oncogenesis -- Adaptive oncogenesis -- Limiting somatic evolution in youth -- Changing adaptive landscapes in aging tissues -- Changing adaptive landscapes with carcinogenic exposures -- Tissue architecture and tumor suppression -- Peto's paradox -- Prolonging tissue maintenance to delay aging and cancer -- Understanding clinical data from an evolutionary perspective -- The causes of cancer in early childhood -- Evolution-informed strategies to combat cancer -- A new framework for understanding and controlling cancer. |
Restrictions on Access Note: | NLC staff and students only. |
Source of Description Note: | Print version record. |
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Subject: | Carcinogenesis Cells -- Evolution Cancer -- Etiology Cancer -- Genetic aspects Carcinogenesis Neoplasms -- etiology Neoplastic Processes Genetic Predisposition to Disease |
Genre: | Electronic books. |