Cancer and Inflammation (eBook)

The Novartis Foundation is an international scientific and educational charity which promotes the study and general knowledge of science and in particular encourages international co-operation in scientific research. Chair: SIAMON GORDON, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, UK

Chair's Introduction (S. Gordon).

Inflammation and cancer: an epidemiological perspective (M.
Thun, et al.).

Chemokine-based pathogenetic mechanisms in cancer (I. Conti, et
al.).

General Discussion I.

Anti-TNF therapy of rheumatoid arthritis: what can we learn
about chronic disease? (M. Feldmann, et al.).

How do chemokine/chemokine receptor activations affect
tumorigenesis? (A. Richmond, et al.).

Proinflammatory cytokines, immune response and tumour
progression (M. Spadaro and G. Forni).

General discussion II.

Lymphangiogenesis and tumour metastasis (J. Tille, et al.).

Infiltration of tumours by macrophages and dendritic cells:
tumour-associated macrophages as a paradigm for polarized M2
mononuclear phagocytes (A. Mantovani, et al.).

The influence of CD25¯+ cells on the generation
of immunity to tumour cell-lines in mice (E. Jones, et al.).

Macrophages: modulators of breast cancer progression (E. Lin and
J. Pollard).

Chemokines: angiogenesis and metastases in lung cancer (R.
Strieter, et al.).

Macrophage infiltration and angiogenesis in human malignancy (H.
Knowles, et al.).

The role of inflammation for tumour growth and tumour
suppression (T. Blankenstein).

Cyclooxygenase 2: from inflammation to carcinogenesis (A.
Ristimäki).

The inflammatory cytokine network of epithelial cancer:
therapeutic implications (P. Szlosarek and F. Balkwill).

In vivo manipulation of DC migration and activation to
elicit anti-tumour immunity (A. Vicari, et al.).

Final general discussion.

Concluding remarks (S. Gordon).

Index of contributors.

Subject Index.

"This book...is highly informative, very up-to-date, and
demonstrates the complex biochemical events that may result in
carcinogenesis." (Doody's Electronic Journal)

"...a useful guide to the considered thoughts of those
within their field." (The Newsletter of the British Society
of Cell Biology, Summer 2005)