Inflammation and Cancer (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Volume 816)

This volume examines in detail the role of chronic inflammatory processes in the development of several types of cancer. Leading experts describe the latest results of molecular and cellular research on infection, cancer-related inflammation, and tumorigenesis. Further, the clinical significance of these findings in preventing cancer progression and approaches to treating the diseases are discussed. Individual chapters cover cancer of the lung, colon, breast, brain, head and neck, pancreas, prostate, bladder, kidney, liver, cervix, and skin as well as gastric cancer, sarcoma, lymphoma, leukemia, and multiple myeloma. Front Matter....Pages i-xii The Role of Inflammation in Lung Cancer....Pages 1-23 The Role of Inflammation in Colon Cancer....Pages 25-52 The Role of Inflammation in Inflammatory Breast Cancer....Pages 53-73 The Role of Inflammation in Brain Cancer....Pages 75-105 The Role of Inflammation in Head and Neck Cancer....Pages 107-127 The Role of Inflammation in Pancreatic Cancer....Pages 129-151 The Role of Inflammation in Prostate Cancer....Pages 153-181 The Role of Inflammation in Bladder Cancer....Pages 183-196 The Role of Inflammation in Kidney Cancer....Pages 197-234 The Role of Inflammation in Gastric Cancer....Pages 235-257 The Role of Inflammation in Sarcoma....Pages 259-313 The Role of Inflammation in Lymphoma....Pages 315-333 The Role of Inflammation in Leukaemia....Pages 335-360 The Role of Inflammatory Cells in Angiogenesis in Multiple Myeloma....Pages 361-376 The Role of Inflammation in Cervical Cancer....Pages 377-399 The Inflammation and Liver Cancer....Pages 401-435 The Role of Inflammation in Skin Cancer....Pages 437-469 Erratum to: The Role of Inflammation in Leukaemia....Pages E1-E1 Back Matter....Pages 471-490