Inflammation and Cancer [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Bharat B. Aggarwal, Bokyung Sung, Subash Chandra Gupta

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910298309803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Basel : , : Springer Basel : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014
• ISBN: 3-0348-0837-2
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2014.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (488 p.)
• Collana: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, , 0065-2598 ; ; 816
• Disciplina: 616.994079
• Soggetti: Cancer research; Immunology; Oncology ; Cancer Research; Oncology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Inflammation and Lung Cancer -- Inflammation and Colon Cancer -- Inflammation and Breast Cancer -- Inflammation and Brain Cancer -- Inflammation and Head & Neck Cancer -- Inflammation and Pancreatic Cancer -- Inflammation and Prostate Cancer -- Inflammation and Bladder Cancer -- Inflammation and Renal Cancer -- Inflammation and Gastric Cancer -- Inflammation and Sarcoma -- Inflammation and Lymphoma -- Inflammation and Leukemia -- Inflammation and Multiple myeloma -- Inflammation and Cervical Cancer -- Inflammation and Liver Cancer -- Inflammation and Skin Cancer.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.