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Identification of Human Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells
Emerging evidence suggests that malignant tumors are composed of a small subset
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Conventional Cytogenetic Techniques in the Diagnosis of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Cytogenetic analysis is an important aid in the classification of hematological
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Identification of Steroid Hormone-Regulated Genes in Breast Cancer
The measurement of the expression of hormonally regulated genes in breast cancer
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Surgical Techniques for Treatment of Primary Cutaneous Melanoma
The incidence and mortality rates of melanoma increased dramatically from 1973 t
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In Situ Hybridization Combined With Immunohistochemistry to Localize Gene Expression
This chapter describes methods that allow researchers to localize sites of gene
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Contribution of Alcohol and Tobacco Use in Gastrointestinal Cancer Development
Tobacco smoke and alcohol are major risk factors for a variety of cancer sites,
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Aberrant Crypt Foci in Colon Cancer Epidemiology
Colonic carcinogenesis is characterized by progressive accumulations of genetic
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In Vitro Invasion Assay Using Matrigel: A Reconstituted Basement Membrane Preparation
Basement membranes, specialized extracellular matrices composed of collagens, la
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Defining Cancer Stem Cells by Xenotransplantation in Zebrafish
The zebrafish (Danio rerio ) has become an increasingly utilized and relevant mo
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Molecular Alterations in Lung Cancer: Impact on Prognosis
Lung cancer is a devastating illness, and very few of the advances in chemothera
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Clinical Development of Antisense Oligonucleotides as Anti-Cancer Therapeutics
Antisense oligonucleotides (AONs) are one of the several types of “antisense the
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Molecular Characterization of Melanoma-Derived Antigens
In the last decade, many antigens expressed by tumors and recognized by the immu
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Chemosensitization of Tumor Cells: Inactivation of Nuclear Factor-Kappa B Associated with Chemosensi
Combination chemotherapy has been shown to be more effective than single-agent t
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Elucidation of Signal Transduction Pathways by Transfection of Cells with Modified Oncogenes
This chapter will focus on introduction of various wild type (WT) and mutant gen
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Risk Factors and Gene Expression in Esophageal Cancer
Esophageal cancer is a significant worldwide health problem because of its poor
