Influence of the Host on Tumor Development

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Selected Aspects of Differentiation in Malignant Neoplastic Growth....Pages 1-4
Some Biochemical Aspects of the Metastatic Dissemination of Tumor Cells....Pages 5-15
Tumor Dormant States in Man....Pages 16-17
Regenerative Potential, Innervation, and Oncogenesis....Pages 18-19
Regression of Neoplasms in Man....Pages 20-26
Regression of Neoplasms in Vertebrates....Pages 27-29
Regression of Neoplasms in Invertebrates with Special Emphasis on Mollusca....Pages 30-36
Tumor Reversal and Tumor Suppression in Plants....Pages 37-41
A Biological Approach to an Understanding of Regression....Pages 42-42
Preconditions in the Host-Tumor Relationship During Local Recurrence....Pages 43-52
Response of the Central Nervous System to Cancer: General Features and Cancer-Related Dementias....Pages 53-58
Increased Intracranial Pressure....Pages 59-65
Cardiac and Pulmonary Complications of Cancer....Pages 66-73
Dermatologic Effects of Cancer....Pages 74-86
Hematologic Complications of Cancer from the Species Specific View....Pages 87-97
Endocrine and Metabolic Function in Patients with Neoplastic Disease....Pages 98-122
Hormone Production by Tumors: Ectopia or Gene Derepression....Pages 123-132
Immunosuppression by Metastatic Tumors....Pages 133-138
Abnormal Variation of the Immune System as Related to Cancer....Pages 139-161
Animal Models for Liver Metastasis....Pages 162-170
Problems in the Assessment of Lung Cancer Risk Posed by Ambient Air Pollutants....Pages 171-173
Carcinogenic Activity of Drinking Water as Related to the Tumor Initiating and Promoting Activity of Trihalomethanes....Pages 174-178
Back Matter....Pages 179-191