Environmental, Genetic, and Viral Causes of Cancer

The Biology and Treatment of Cancer: Understanding Cancer

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 35-56

  Aqeilan, Rami I ^a   Zanesi, Nicola ^a   Croce, Carlo M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer genetic disease and combinations of genetic alterations; Environmental, genetic, and viral causes of cancer; Genetic instability in human cancer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891027024     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470374252.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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