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" Metastasis of colorectal cancer / "
edited by Nicole Beauchemin and Jacques Huot.
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BL
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689539
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b511728
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Metastasis of colorectal cancer /\ edited by Nicole Beauchemin and Jacques Huot.
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Dordrecht ;New York :: Springer,, [2010]
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, ©2010
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Cancer metastasis,; v. 14
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1 online resource (xvi, 416 pages) :: illustrations.
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9048188334
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: 9789048188338
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9048188326
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9789048188321
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contributors; Introduction; 1 The Metastatic Process: An Overview; 2 Physiopathology of Colorectal Metastasis; 3 The Genetics of Colorectal Cancer; 4 Epigenetics of Colorectal Cancer; 5 Cancer-Initiating Cells in Colorectal Cancer; 6 Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Colorectal Cancer; 7 Cell Adhesion Molecules in Colon Cancer Metastasis; 8 Epithelial Cell Signalling in Colorectal Cancer Metastasis; 9 Angiogenesis and Lymphangiogenesis in Colon Cancer Metastasis; 10 Role of the Host Inflammatory Response in Colon Carcinoma Initiation, Progression and Liver Metastasis
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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 treatme
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Colon (Anatomy)-- Cancer.
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Metastasis.
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Rectum-- Cancer.
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Medicine.
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616.999347
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RC280.C6M48 2010
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Beauchemin, Nicole,1947-
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Huot, Jacques,1956-
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Ohio Library and Information Network.
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