
This book represents an up-dated summary of the state of the art of the characterization of cancer stem cell/ cancer initiating cell (CSC/CIC) properties. An overview of the definition and biological properties of CSCs/CICs as well as the role of these cells in determining...

1. Cancer Stem Cells: from birth to death 2. A Cancer Stem Cell Perspective on Minimal Residual Disease in Solid Malignancies 3. Cancer Stem Cells in Lung Cancer: Roots of Drug Resistance and Targets for Novel Therapeutic Strategies 4. Overexpression of YY1...