TY - CHAP AU - M.C. Langheinrich AU - V. Schellerer AU - K. Oeckl AU - M. Stürzl AU - E. Naschberger AU - R.S. Croner ED - Rajunor Ettarh Y1 - 2012-02-10 PY - 2012 T1 - Molecular Mechanisms of Lymphatic Metastasis N2 - Colorectal cancer is a common disease, affecting millions worldwide and represents a global health problem. Effective therapeutic solutions and control measures for the disease will come from the collective research efforts of clinicians and scientists worldwide. This book presents the current status of the strides being made to understand the fundamental scientific basis of colorectal cancer. It provides contributions from scientists, clinicians and investigators from 20 different countries. The four sections of this volume examine the evidence and data in relation to genes and various polymorphisms, tumor microenvironment and infections associated with colorectal cancer. An increasingly better appreciation of the complex inter-connected basic biology of colorectal cancer will translate into effective measures for management and treatment of the disease. Research scientists and investigators as well as clinicians searching for a good understanding of the disease will find this book useful. BT - Colorectal Cancer Biology SP - Ch. 13 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/30355 DO - 10.5772/30355 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-25 ER -