cancer biology

Lung cancer conference to focus on new diagnostic techniques, po...

EurekAlert! - Cancer  Wed, 01/04/2012 - 23:00

(American Association for Cancer Research) Several hundred of scientists will gather in San Diego at the San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina during Jan. 8-11, 2012, for the AACR-IASLC Joint Conference on Molecular Origins of Lung Cancer: Biology, Therapy and Personalized Medicine.


 

Zebrafish journal publishes cancer biology special issue

EurekAlert! - Cancer  Wed, 01/06/2010 - 23:00

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) The zebrafish, a translucent fish often used as a model of human development and disease, offers unique advantages for studying the cause, growth, and spread of tumors using strategies and methods presented in the current cancer biology special issue of Zebrafish, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.


 

Prodrug could help curb skin toxicity related to EGFR-inhibiting...

EurekAlert! - Cancer  Mon, 08/31/2009 - 22:00

(Thomas Jefferson University) There may be a way around the harsh skin toxicity associated with a widely used cancer drug, according to a study published online this week in Cancer Biology and Therapy by researchers from City of Hope and the Kimmel Cancer at Jefferson.


 

Biology of Cancer

Robert A. Weinberg
Cover of Biology of Cancer
The Biology of Cancer is a textbook for undergraduate and graduate biology students as well as medical students studying the molecular and cellular bases of cancer. The book presents the principles of cancer biology in an organized, cogent, and in-depth...