Metastasis of Colorectal Cancer (Cancer Metastasis - Biology and Treatment) [Repost]

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Metastasis of Colorectal Cancer (Cancer Metastasis - Biology and Treatment) by Nicole Beauchemin
English | Aug. 3, 2010 | ISBN: 9048188326 | 433 Pages | PDF | 4 MB

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.