Our catalogue of oncology consists of a chapter on the hallmarks of cancer, a chapter on carcinogenesis and several small chapters on molecular oncology (tumor angiogenesis, metastatic cascade, tumor stem cells, genomic instability, signaling pathways in cancer, and cell death mechanisms).
| Modules | Topics addressed | Quiz | Number of pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hallmarks of cancer (for biologists) Hallmarks of cancer (for medics) | Autonomous cell growth Evading programmed cell death Escaping growth inhibitory signals Acquisition of an unlimited lifespan Growth beyond natural boundaries Capacity to attract sufficient blood supply Deregulation of cellular energetics Evading immune destruction Genome instability Tumor-promoting inflammation | No | 23 pages |
| Angiogenesis & Lymphangiogenesis | Normal angiogenesis Tumor angiogenesis Angiogeneic factors Lymphatic vessel formation | No | 26 pages |
| Invasion and metastasis | The metastatic cascade Underlying molecular mechanisms of tumor metastasis | No | 21 pages |
| Tumor stem cells | Basic features of stem cells Hematopoietic, intestinal, skin, mammary gland stem cells Cancer stem cell | No | 18 pages |
| Genomic instability & cancer | DNA lesions and cancer Mechanisms of DNA repair | No | 11 pages |
| Tumor host interactions | Tumor microenvironment Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition | No | 5 pages |
| Cell death | Apoptosis Necrosis Necroptosis Autophagy | No | 11 pages |
| Signaling pathways in cancer | Chemokine pathway Hedgehog pathway JAK/STAT pathway MAP-kinase pathway NFκB pathway Notch pathway PLC-γ1 pathway TGFβ pathway TNFα pathway mTOR Wnt pathway | No | 13 pages |
| Carcinogenesis | Epidemiology of cancer Chemical carcinogenesis: Genotoxicity Chemical Carcinogenesis: Receptor Mediated Viral carcinogenesis Teratogenesis In vitro mutagenicity assays In vivo models of carcinogenesis Cancer prevention | Yes | 109 pages |