Description
Fourteen contributions from international researchers discuss recent findings in breast cancer immunology. A sampling of topics includes peptide-based breast cancer vaccines, dendritic cell-based therapeutics, and glycoprotein tumor antigens. Some possible reasons for the inability of the immune system to reject breast tumors are also explored. Wei is affiliated with the Karmanos Cancer Institute at Wayne State U. and Lopez teaches microbiology and immunology at the U. of Miami. The volume is not indexed. This is the book edition of the journal Breast Disease, v.20 (2004). Annotation © 2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
