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Cancer Epidemiology: Incidence and Etiology of Human Neoplasms.- Essential Concepts and Techniques in Molecular Biology.- Cancer Genomics.- Cancer Cytogenetics.- The Epigenetic Basis of Human Cancer.- Cancer Proteomics.- An Overview of Cancer Genes.- Oncogenes and the Initiation and Maintenance of Tumorigenesis.- Positive Mediators of Cell Proliferation in Neoplasia: Growth Factors and Receptors.- Senescence, Apoptosis, and Cancer.- Novel Cancer Therapies Targeting Angiogenesis.- Beyond the Primary Tumor: Progression, Invasion, and Metastasis.- Simple Sequence Mutations.- Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Cancer Susceptibility.- Chromosomes and Chromosomal Instability in Human Cancer.- Epigenetic Mechanisms in Cancer Development.- MicroRNAs and Cancer.- Erionite and Asbestos in the Pathogenesis of Human Malignant Mesotheliomas.- Viral Mechanisms in Human Carcinogenesis.- Hormonal Carcinogenesis: The Role of Estrogens.- Sporadic Cancers.- Hereditary Cancer.- Retinoblastoma: Clinical and Molecular Perspectives.- Xeroderma Pigmentosum and the DNA Damage Response to Ultraviolet Light.- Hereditary Colorectal Cancer.- Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer.- The Molecular Basis of Prostate Carcinogenesis.- Molecular Basis of Lung Carcinogenesis.- The Molecular Basis of Skin Carcinogenesis.- The Molecular Biology of Leukemias.- Molecular Mechanisms in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.- The Molecular Pathology of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.- Ovarian Cancer.- Molecular Pathology of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors.- The Molecular Biology of Human Brain Tumors.- Cancer Drug Discovery and Anticancer Drug Development.- Biological Principles and Clinical Application of EGFR Inhibitors in Cancer.- Targeting Oncoproteins for Molecular Cancer Therapy.- Therapeutic Agents that Inhibit Angiogenesis.- Small Molecule Inhibitors.- Molecular Detection and Diagnosis of Cancer.- Gene Therapy in the Treatment of Human Cancer.- Personalized Medicine for the Treatment of Human Cancer.