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Chapter 18 Weblinks

Tumor Suppressor Genes
http://www.ultranet.com/~jkimball/BiologyPages/T/TumorSuppressorGenes.html
Good summary of the roles of tumor suppressor genes in cancer.

Oncogenes
http://www.ultranet.com/~jkimball/BiologyPages/O/Oncogenes.html
Good summary of the roles of oncogenes in cancer.

OncoLink
http://oncolink.upenn.edu
A central website for information on cancer, both basic science and clinical information.

National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancer.gov/
A U.S. agency that has information for patients, physicians, and researchers.

Inside Cancer
http://www.insidecancer.org/
Animated description of cancer and its biology, with interviews of scientists.

Tumor Viruses
http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/lecture/RETRO.HTM
Outline of the human and animal tumor viruses, with updated links to recent research.

Medscape
http://www.medscape.com
A weekly medical web magazine, which includes news and many articles on cancer.

Gleevec
http://www.gleevec.com/index.jsp?usertrack.filter_applied=true&NovaId=3350119459238081284
Home page for gleevec (STI-571), a tyrosine kinase inhibitor for treating a specific type of leukemia.

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