Molecular biology of cancer mechanisms targets and therapeutics offers an accessible engaging and optimistic account of cancer biology for undergraduate and graduate students using the hallmarks of cancer as a starting point the book looks at the cellular and molecular mechanisms underpinning the transformation of cells into cancer cells after discussing the theory each chapter then . Molecular biology of cancer mechanisms targets and therapeutics is intended for both undergraduate and graduate level students including medical students and employees in the pharmaceutical industry inter ested in learning about how a normal cell becomes transformed into a cancer cell signaling pathways of a cell detect and respond to . The third edition of the molecular biology of cancer mechanisms targets and therapeutics offers a fresh approach to the study of the molecular basis of cancer by showing how our understanding of the defective mechanisms that drive cancer is leading to the development of new targeted therapeutic agents. Molecular biology of cancer mechanisms targets and therapeutics molecular biology of cancer mechanisms targets and therapeutics 316 pages 0199211485 9780199211487 oxford university press 2008 2008 lauren pecorino many of the cells in our body undergo tightly regulated replication to enable growth to occur and to ensure that damaged or worn out tissues are replaced