Unit · year 3
BU-307 · Cancer Biology
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Cancer as a disease of the genome and of evolution within the body.
Concepts in this unit
T-097
Oncogenes and tumour suppressors
The genetic accelerators and brakes of cancer.
T-098
The hallmarks of cancer
The capabilities a tumour must acquire.
T-099
Cell cycle checkpoints
Surveillance that guards against damaged division.
T-100
Angiogenesis and metastasis
How tumours secure a blood supply and spread.
T-101
Clonal evolution of tumours
Cancer progression as natural selection.