Cancer Stem Cells in Solid Tumors

Cancer Stem Cells: Historical Perspectives and Lessons From Leukemia.- Cancer Stem Cells in Breast Cancer.- Cancer Stem Cells in Brain Cancer.- Cancer Stem Cells in Colorectal Cancer.- Cancer Stem Cells in Pancreatic Cancer.- Cancer Stem Cells in Prostate Cancer.- Cancer Stem Cells in Melanoma.- Cancer Stem Cells in Lung Cancer.- Cancer Stem Cells in Ovarian Cancer.- Cancer Stem Cells in Hepatocellular Cancer.- Cancer Stem Cells in Head and Neck Cancer.- Relationship Between Regulatory Pathways in Pluripotent Stem Cells and Human Tumors.- Influence of the Embryonic Microenvironment on Tumor Progression.- The Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition and Cancer Stem Cells.- Application of Stem Cell Assays for the Characterization of Cancer Stem Cells.- Zebrafish as a Model to Study Stem Cells in Development, Disease and Cancer.- Imaging Cancer Stem Cells.- Mouse Models for Studying Normal and Cancer Stem Cells.- Cancer Stem Cells and Disease Prognosis.- Mechanisms of Radioresistance in Cancer Stem Cells.- The Role of ABC Transporters in Cancer Stem Cell Drug Resistance.- Resistance to Endocrine Therapy in Breast Cancer: Are Breast Cancer Stem Cells Implicated?.- Future Directions: Cancer Stem Cells as Therapeutic Targets.- Final Thoughts: Complexity and Controversy Surrounding the "Cancer Stem Cell" Paradigm.