Origin of cancers : clinical perspectives and implications of a stem-cell theory of cancer / Shi-Ming Tu. — New York ; London : Springer, c2010. – (64.83/T883)

Contents

    Contents
    
    1 Introduction
    2 Cancer Myths
    3 History of Cancer
    4 Origin of Cancer
    5 Stem Cells
    6 Stem Cells and Cancer
    7 Cancer Stem Cells
    8 Cancer Niche
    9 Ontogeny and Oncology
    10 Diagnosis and Prognosis
    11 Cancer Targets
    12 Heterogeneity of Cancer
    13 Metastasis
    14 Cancer Immunity
    15 Drug Resistance
    16 Paradigm Shifts
    17 Experimental Proof
    18 Clinical Implications
    19 Curing Cancer
    20 Epilogue
    Glossary 235
    Index