Overview
- Disseminates for the first time information from a study demonstrating that inherited mutations can influence a person’s risk of mesothelioma
- Addresses the fact that, besides mesothelioma, some of the BAP1 mutation carriers developed ocular melanoma or other cancers, and this cancer susceptibility is now recognized as the BAP1 Syndrome
- Highlights will be the various molecular signaling pathways that are hyper-activated in this disease, facilitating the identification of novel druggable targets for cancer therapy or prevention
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Current Cancer Research (CUCR)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This volume is comprised of a multidisciplinary assessment of the interplay between asbestos and cancer as well as new research about the biology and treatment of malignant mesothelioma. Chapters on the various types of asbestos and other mineral fibers, epidemiology, history and future of asbestos-related diseases are included. Other reviews present new information about the role of asbestos-related inflammation and genetic factors, including the role of inherited mutations of BAP1, in mesothelioma causation, as well as recent research about gene signatures, cell signaling, and epigenetic mechanisms in asbestos-related diseases. Other chapters provide updates of novel disease biomarkers and prevention, mechanistic lesson from genetically engineered mouse and 3-D models of mesothelioma tumorigenesis and therapeutic resistance. Also included are up-to-date reviews of surgical, molecularly targeted chemotherapeutic, and immunotherapeutic approaches for mesothelioma as well as an overview of legal issues.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Asbestos and Mesothelioma
Editors: Joseph R. Testa
Series Title: Current Cancer Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53560-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-53558-6Published: 18 April 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85183-9Published: 08 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-53560-9Published: 06 April 2017
Series ISSN: 2199-2584
Series E-ISSN: 2199-2592
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 407
Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations, 43 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cancer Research