Ecology and Evolution of Cancer

<p>1. The Evolutionary Origins of Cancer and of Its Control by Immune Policing and Genetic Suppression<br>2. Cancer Prevalence and Etiology in Wild and Captive Animals<br>3. Infection and Cancer in Nature<br>4. Pseudohypoxia: Life at the Edge<br>5. The Genomic Landscape of Cancers<br>6. The Epigenetic Component in Cancer Evolution<br>7. Evolution of Cancer Defense Mechanisms Across Species<br>8. Coevolution of Tumor Cells and Their Microenvironment: “Niche Construction in Cancer”<br>9. Evolutionary Perspective of Tumorigenesis and Antitumor Immunity: A Comparative Approach<br>10. The Response of Cancer Cell Populations to Therapies<br>11. Ecology of the Metastatic Process<br>12. Transmissible Cancer: The Evolution of Interindividual Metastasis<br>13. Cancer in Animals: Reciprocal Feedbacks Between Evolution of Cancer Resistance and Ecosystem Functioning<br>14. Applying Tools From Evolutionary Biology to Cancer Research<br>15. Understanding Ancient Legacies to Expose and Exploit Cancer’s Evolutionary Vulnerabilities<br>16. Atavism Theory—An Introductory Discourse<br>17. Toward an Ultimate Explanation of Intratumor Heterogeneity<br>18. Obstacles to the Darwinian Framework of Somatic Cancer Evolution<br>19. Cancer as a Disease of Homeostasis: An Angiogenesis Perspective<br>20. Dormancy: An Evolutionary Key Phenomenon in Cancer Development<br>21. Controlling Rogue Cells in Cancer and Bacterial Infections<br>22. Searching for a Cancer-Proof Organism: It’s the Journey That Teaches You About the Destination<br>23. Ecology, Evolution, and the Cancer Patient</p>