The Role of Chromosomes in Cancer Biology : Recent Results in Cancer Research

The Role of Chromosomes in Cancer Biology provides a description of the molecular organization and function of chromosomes and the consequences of chromosomal aberrations in human development. The book presents accounts on the structure and function of the chromosome; the cellular features of primary tumors and ascetic fluid; the cytological actions of radiation and drugs and their relevance to therapy. Developmental disorders caused by chromosomal anomalies; chromosome aneuploidy in human malignancies; and viral oncogenesis are discussed as well. The book will prove to be very insightful to those involved in cancer research, oncologists, cytologists, and molecular biologists. Content: Recent Results in Cancer Research , Page I Inside Front Cover , Page II Front Matter , Page III Copyright , Page IV Dedication , Page V Foreword , Pages VII-VIII Preface , Page IX Chapter 1 - Chromosome Structure and Function , Pages 1-6 Chapter 2 - Chromosomal Anomalies as the Cause of Developmental Disorders , Pages 7-13 Chapter 3 - Mitotic Anomalies in Tumours and Boveri's Theory , Pages 14-21 Chapter 4 - Malignant Cell Populations and the Stemline Concept , Pages 22-29 Chapter 5 - Chromosomal and Functional Differences in Malignant Cell Populations , Pages 30-37 Chapter 6 - Primary Tumours in Animals , Pages 38-48 Chapter 7 - Chromosome Aneuploidy in Human Malignancies: Effusions , Pages 49-58 Chapter 8 - Chromosome Aneuploidy in Human Malignancies: Solid Tumours , Pages 59-64 Chapter 9 - Marker Chromosomes and the Clonal Evolution of Chromosome Aberrations , Pages 65-70 Chapter 10 - Chromosomes in Precancerous Lesions and in Tumour Development , Pages 71-79 Chapter 11 - Chromosomal Predisposition to Cancer , Pages 80-88 Chapter 12 - Chromosomes and Viral Oncogenesis , Pages 89-96 Chapter 13 - Chromosomes and the Treatment of Cancer , Pages 97-108 Conclusion , Pages 109-110 References , Pages 111-119 Subject Index , Pages 120-122 Monographs already Published , Pages 123-124 [by] Peo C. Koller. With A Foreword By Alexander Haddow. Bibliography: P. [111]-119.