Ecology and Evolution of Cancer. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Beata Ujvari, Benjamin Roche, Frederic Thomas.
• Editors: Ujvari, Beata; Roche, Benjamin; Thomas, Frederic
• Contents: Introductory chapter - Five Evolutionary Principles for Understanding Cancer Randolph Nesse Section 1 1. The Evolutionary Origins of Cancer and of its Control by Immune Policing and Genetic Suppression Leonard Nunney 2. Cancer Prevalence and Etiology in Wild and Captive Animals beata ujvari 3. Infection and Cancer in Nature Paul Ewald 4. Pseudohypoxia: Life at the Edge Shonagh Russell and Robert Gillies 5. The Genomic Landscape of Cancers Henry Heng 6. The Epigenetic Component in Cancer Evolution Christoph Grunau 7. Evolution of Cancer Defense Mechanisms Across Species Joshua David Schiffman 8. Coevolution of Tumor Cells and Their Microenvironment: “Niche Construction in Cancer” Arig Ibrahim-Hashim and Robert Gatenby 9. Evolutionary Perspective of Tumorigenesis and Antitumor Immunity: A Comparative Approach Jacques Robert 10. The Response of Cancer Cell Populations to Therapies Jasmine Foo 11. Ecology of the Metastatic Process Joel Brown 12. Transmissible Cancer: The Evolution of Interindividual Metastasis beata ujvari 13. Cancer in Animals: Reciprocal Feedbacks Between Evolution of Cancer Resistance and Ecosystem Functioning Benjamin Roche 14. Applying Tools from Evolutionary Biology to Cancer Research Pedro. M. Enriquez-Navas Perspectives Section 15. Understanding Ancient Legacies to Expose and Exploit Cancer’s Evolutionary Vulnerabilities Aurora Nedelcu 16. Atavism Theory—An Introductory Discourse Mark Vincent 17. Toward an Ultimate Explanation of Intratumor Heterogeneity Benjamin Roche 18. Obstacles to the Darwinian Framework of Somatic Cancer Evolution Andriy Marusyk 19. Cancer as a Disease of Homeostasis: An Angiogenesis Perspective Irina Kareva 20. Dormancy: An Evolutionary Key Phenomenon in Cancer Development Susanne Sebens 21. Controlling Rogue Cells in Cancer and Bacterial Infections Sam Brown 22. Searching for a Cancer-Proof Organism: It’s the Journey That Teaches you About the Destination Hanna Kokko 23. Ecology, Evolution, and the Cancer Patient Andrew Read
• Publisher Details: Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (290 pages)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128043806; 0128043806
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