Metastasis of Colorectal Cancer (Hardcover, 2010 Ed.)

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide, and in many parts of the western world, it is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. This book covers colon cancer metastasis from the most fundamental aspects to clinical practice. Major topics include physiopathology, genetic and epigenetic controls, cancer initiating cells, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, growth factors and signalling, cell adhesion, natures of liver metastasis, angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis, inflammatory response, prognostic markers, sentinel node and staging, and finally diagnosis and treatment. Each chapter has been contributed by leaders in the field. A key feature is that it connects with a large readership including students, fundamentalists and clinicians. Another specific feature of the book is that the chapters are written in a didactic and illustrative fashion. These characteristics coupled with the choice of the topics and authors, makes this book a reference in the field. It represents an essential acquisition for medical libraries, clinicians as well as medical and graduate students.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Cancer Metastasis - Biology and Treatment, 14
Release date:	August 2010
First published:	2010
Editors:	Nicole Beauchemin • Jacques Huot
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	416
Edition:	2010 Ed.
ISBN-13:	978-90-481-8832-1
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Gastroenterology Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Oncology > General
LSN:	90-481-8832-6
Barcode:	9789048188321

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