Biological Basis of Alcohol-Induced Cancer

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Alcohol and breast cancer: Reconciling epidemiological and molecular data

Chapter 3: Genetic-epidemiological evidence for the role of acetaldehyde in cancers related to alcohol drinking

Chapter 4: Alcohol and Cancer: an Overview  With special Emphasis on the Role of Acetaldehyde and Cytochrome P-4502E1

Chapter 5: Implications of acetaldehyde-derived DNA adducts for understanding alcohol related carcinogenesis

Chapter 6: The role of iron in alcohol-mediated hepatocarcinogenesis

Chapter 7: Alcoholic Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Chapter 8: TLR4-dependent tumor-initiating stem cell-like cells (TICs) in alcohol-associated hepatocellular carcinogenesis

Chapter 9: Synergistic Toxic Interactions Between CYP2E1, LPS/TNF? and JNK/p38 MAP Kinase and their Implications in Alcohol-induced Liver Injury

Chapter 10: Understanding the tumor suppressor PTEN in chronic alcoholism and hepatocellular carcinoma

Chapter 11: Alcohol consumption, Wnt/?-catenin signaling and hepatocarcinogensis

Chapter 12: Alcohol and HCV: Implications for Liver Cancer

Chapter 13: Application of Mass Spectrometry-based Metabolomics in Identification of Early Noninvasive Biomarkers of Alcohol-Induced Liver Disease Using Mouse Model

Chapter 14: Alcohol Metabolism by Oral Streptococci and Interaction with Human Papillomavirus Leads to Malignant Transformation of Oral Keratinocytes

Chapter 15: Genetic polymorphisms of alcohol dehydrogense-1B and aldehyde dehydrogenase-2, alcohol flushing, mean corpuscular volume, and aerodigestive tract neoplasia in Japanese drinkers

Chapter 16: Acetaldehyde and Retinaldehyde-Metabolizing Enzymes in Colon and Pancreatic cancers

Chapter 17: Alcohol, Carcinoembryonic Antigen Processing and Colorectal Liver Metastases

Chapter 18: Alcohol Consumption and Antitumor Immunity:  Dynamic Changes from Activation to Accelerated Deterioration of the Immune System

Chapter 19: A Perspective on

Vasilils Vasiliou, Ph.D., is a Professor of Molecular Toxicology and Director of the Toxicology Graduate Program at the University of Colorado in Denver. He is a reviewer for several journals including Alcohol & Alcoholism, Cancer Letters, International Journal of Cancer. Dr. Vasiliou is also the Editor of the journal, Human Genomics, and also serves on the Editorial Board of several journals, including Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology. He is a co-editor of Springer publication, Alcohol and Cancer.

Samir Zakhari, Ph.D., is the Senior Vice President of Science at the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States. Prior to Dr. Zakhari's current position, he was the Director of Basic Research at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism at the NIH. He is a co-editor of Springer publication, Alcohol and Cancer.

Helmut K. Seitz, MD, is a Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Alcohol Research at the University Heidelberg. He is also the Director of the Salem Medical Center at the University of Heidelberg. 

Jan B. Hoek, Ph.D., is a Professor of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology, as well as Vice-Chair of Research at Thomas Jefferson University.