Carcinogenesis: The more we seek to know the more we need to know – Challenges in the post Genomic Era

Gopala Kovvali1, Steven Shiff2, Nitin Telang3, Kiron Das1, Yutaka Kohgo4, Satya Narayan5, Honghua Li2
1Crohn’s and Colitis Center of New Jersey, Department of Medicine, The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Room 7023, 125 Paterson Street, Clinical Academic Building, New Brunswick NJ 08901, United States, USA
2Department of Molecular Genetics, Micorbiology and Immunology/Cancer Institute of New Jersey, The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA
3Strang Cancer Prevention Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
4Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
5Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
DOI: 10.1186/1477-3163-2-1

ABSTRACT

In spite of all the advances in the treatment of cancer and knowledge of the processes responsible for this disease, there is a gap in understanding the molecular events leading to cancer and mechanisms of action by anticancer agents. Generally speaking, the field of carcinogenesis is far from being completely explored. Many novel ideas and concepts still need to be introduced into the field and the results of several provocative experiments are yet to be disseminated and shared. There is a need and greater scope for multidisciplinary research in the field. A forum for accelerated publication of results and a free access to such publications are very important to the field. These are the considerations that led to the birth of a new online journal, Journal of Carcinogenesis http://www.carcinogenesis.com. The journal will branch into six sections each of which is headed by an editor who is an expert in that field. Read More…