How are cancer and inflammation interrelated? There are relatively few texts that have truly integrated the two in spite of the many common mechanisms shared by their processes. This volume will help further understanding and bring new approaches to therapeutics. The first section of the book discusses inflammatory mechanisms, studied in cellular and animal studies. The second part concentrates on clinical studies with anti-inflammatory drugs in cancer treatment.

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Chronic inflammation and cancer in various organ systems.- Cancer as a chronic inflammatory disease: role of immunotherapy.- Inflammatory chemokines: their role in tumor growth and progression.- Inflammation and matrix metalloproteinases: implications for cancer development.- Interplay between inflammation and tumor angiogenesis.- Apoptotic responses common to cancer and inflammation.- Cyclooxygenase activity in gastrointestinal cancer development and progression: prospects as a therapeutic target.- Effects of COX-2 inhibitors in colorectal cancer.- Inflammation, necrosis, and cancer.