1. Introduction: Stella Pelengaris & Mike Khan (both University of Warwick).

2. The Burden of Cancer: Will Steward & Anne Thomas (both University of Leicester).

3. Nature and Nurture in Oncogenesis: Stella Pelengaris & Mike Khan (both University of Warwick).

4. DNA Replication and the Cell Cycle: Stella Pelengaris & Mike Khan (both University of Warwick).

5. Regulation of Growth: Growth Factors, Receptors and Signaling Pathways: Stella Pelengaris & Mike Khan (both University of Warwick).

6. Oncogenes: Stella Pelengaris & Mike Khan (both University of Warwick).

7. Tumor Suppressor Genes: Martine Roussel (St. Jude's Children’s Cancer Research Hospital).

8. Apoptosis: Stella Pelengaris & Mike Khan (both University of Warwick).

9. Telomeres and Senescence: Maria Blasco & Mike Khan (Spanish National Cancer Center, Madrid; University of Warwick).

10. Genetic Instability, Chromosomes, and Repair: Stella Pelengaris & Mike Khan (both University of Warwick).

11. Cancer is More Than a Genetic Condition: Stella Pelengaris & Mike Khan (both University of Warwick).

12. Cell-Matrix Adhesion, Cell-Cell Interactions and Malignancy: Charles Streuli (University of Manchester).

13. Tumor Immunity and Immunotherapy: Cassian Yee (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington).

14. Angiogenesis: David T. Shima & Christiana Ruhrberg (Eyetech Research Center; University College of London).

15. Diagnosis of Cancer: Anne Thomas & Will Steward (both University of Leicester).

16. Treatment of Cancer: Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy: Anne Thomas (University of Leicester), R. A. Sharma (Royal Marsden Hospital, UK) and Will Steward (University of Leicester).

17. Caring For the Cancer Patient: Nicky Rudd & Esther Waterhouse (Both University Hospitals of Leicester and LOROS Hospice).

18. Genomics and Proteomics in Cancer Research and Diagnosis: Norbert C.J. de Wit (University of Warwick).

Glossary.

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