The new second edition has been comprehensively revised and updated to include major advances in cancer biology over the past six years. Updates include current information on: The tumor microenvironment, Metastatic dissemination, Tumor immunology, Cancer stem cells, The epithelial-mesenchymal transition, Multi-step tumorigenesis, Invasion and metastasis, Mutation of cancer cell genomes, Greatly expanded treatment of traditional therapy, Epigenetic contributions, MicroRNA involvement, The Warburg effect.
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