Includes bibliographical references and index.

DNA structure and stability : mutations versus repair -- Regulation of gene expression -- Growth factor signaling and oncogenes -- The cell cycle -- Growth inhibition and tumor suppressor genes -- Apoptosis -- Stem cells and differentiation -- Metastasis -- Infections and inflammation -- Nutrients, hormones, and gene interactions -- The cancer industry : drug development and clinical trial design -- Cancer in the future : focus on diagnostics and immunotherapy.