The Molecular Basis of Human Cancer

I. Introduction.- 1 Cancer Epidemiology: Incidence and Etiology of Human Neoplasms.- II. Essential Concepts in Molecular Biology.- 2 Essential Concepts and Techniques in Molecular Biology.- III. Molecular Themes in Oncogenesis.- 3 Cancer Genes.- 4 Positive Mediators of Cell Proliferation in Neoplastic Transformation.- 5 Inactivation of Negative Growth Regulators During Neoplastic Transformation.- IV. Mechanisms of Mutation.- 6 The Role of Genomic Instability in the Development of Human Cancer.- 7 Chromosomes and Chromosomal Instability in Human Cancer.- 8 Hereditary Cancer.- V. Etiology of Human Cancers.- 9 Evolution of Research in Cancer Etiology.- 10 Cellular Responses to Chemical Carcinogens.- 11 Physical Agents in Human Carcinogenesis.- 12 Viral Mechanisms of Human Carcinogenesis.- VI. Human Tumor Systems.- 13 The Molecular Biology of Colorectal Carcinoma: Importance of the Wg/Wnt Signal Transduction Pathway.- 14 Molecular Genetic Alterations in Primary Hepatocellular Neoplasms: Hepatocellular Adenoma, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, and Hepatoblastoma.- 15 The Molecular Basis of Breast Carcinogenesis.- 16 The Molecular Basis of Prostate Carcinogenesis.- 17 The Molecular Basis of Lung Carcinogenesis.- 18 The Molecular Basis of Skin Carcinogenesis.- 19 The Molecular Biology of Leukemias.- 20 Molecular Genetic Applications to the Diagnosis of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.- VII. Future Directions.- 21 Cancer Genetic Counseling.- 22 Molecular Genetic Diagnosis of Inherited Cancer Predisposition.- 23 Novel Molecular Targets for Cancer Drug Discovery.- 24 Gene Therapy in the Treatment of Human Cancer.