1st Edition

Methods in Cancer Biology

By Paraskevi A. Farazi Copyright 2027
304 Pages 226 Color Illustrations
by Garland Science

Methods in Cancer Biology covers a vast selection of research methods that are used to improve understanding of cancer biology, aetiology, prevention, diagnosis and treatment. It includes methods in the fields of epidemiology, genetics, biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, omics techniques, animal models, imaging, and artificial intelligence. By gaining an understanding of these methods,... Read more

Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Genetic, Epigenetic and Evironmental Basis of Cancer.
2. Identifying Potential Oncogenes.
3. Cell Signaling and Cancer. 
4. Identifying Tumor Suppresor Genes.
5. Cell Cycle Control, Metabolism and Cancer.
6. Cell Death and Cancer.
7. Cell Immortalization and Transformation
8. Multi-step Tumorigenesis.
9. Genomic Instability.
10. Microenvironment.
11. Migration and Metastasis.
12. Immunology and Cancer.
13. Novel Treatments of Cancer
14. Diagnosis, Monitoring and Prognosis of Cancer
Glossary
Index

Biography

Dr. Paraskevi A. Farazi has extensive teaching experience at both undergraduate and graduate level, including courses in Cancer Biology, since the start of her academic career as university faculty in 2008. Her research work focuses on cancer, using epidemiologic, cellular, genetic and mouse modelling techniques. She has co-authored numerous journal publications in the field of cancer research.  She has a PhD in Genetics from Harvard University (2005) and an undergraduate degree in Biology from MIT (1999).