Lecture: 1 Molecular Basis of Cancer. What Is Cancer? Cancer is a group of diseases caused by the uncontrolled multiplication of abnormal cells in the.
CHAPTER 16 Cancer. Introduction Cancer results from alterations in the DNA of a somatic cell during the lifetime of the affected individual. – Gene expression.
Mechanistic Models of Cancer Progression in the Space of Pathways Elena Edelman [email protected] Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Program Institute.
Chapter 3 Tumor Viruses 3.1, 3.2, 3.5 3.7 - 3.11 3.4 Mar 15, 2007.
Mechanistic Models of Cancer Progression in the Space of Pathways
Viruses are usually not complete carcinogens in human cancers Tumor viruses establish chronic infections in humans Cancer is an accidental side.