Until now cancerogenesis has been studied in close relation with the corresponding
malignant phenotype. Such unified approach defines cancer as uncontrolled cellular …

Cancer research has been largely focused on the cellular and molecular levels of
investigation. Recent data show that not only the cell but also the extracellular matrix plays a …

Malignancy is a serious life-threatening disease, so various therapeutic strategies have
been developed over time. Unfortunately, the treatments currently in use cannot effectively …

Dr. Creech, fellow members, and guests, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for
the honor of being your president for the past year. It has been a year of mixed blessings for …

Cancer is usually considered to be a by-product of design limitations of a multicellular
organism and its intrinsic fallibility. However, recent data prompt a revision of some …

A new theory of carcinogenesis is presented. It is based on the premise that the initial step in
the development of cancer is injury by a carcinogen of the coding units in the specialized …

The aberrant forms of life, neoplasia and cancer, are discussed under the events at the
beginning of neoplasia and under five classes of neoplastic lesions. The lesional classes …

Historically, the contemporary understanding of tumours developed hand in hand with
Virchow's notion that the cell was the basic element of many diseases. Indeed, classical …

It has been suggested that cancer ought to be regarded as a disease of cell differentiation. In
multicellular organisms, indeed, the control of cell multiplication is linked to cell …

During October 18-31, 1980, the first course of the International School of Pure and Applied
Biostructure, a NATO Advanced Study Institute was held at the" Ettore Majorana Center for …