TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Genetics and Biology of Gynecologic Cancers A1 - Levine, Douglas A. A2 - Karlan, Beth Y. A2 - Bristow, Robert E. A2 - Li, Andrew J. PY - 2015 T2 - Gynecologic Oncology: Clinical Practice and Surgical Atlas AB - All cancer is genetic, meaning that all cancers have a genetic basis and result from an accumulation of mutations or other genetic defects. Cancer can be caused by many different factors, but all cancers function through genetic mutation or other alterations. Most cancers occur when the normal functioning of a single cell in a tissue of origin goes awry. The old tenet of cancer being an imbalance of growth and death still holds true, but over the years, we have learned much about the causes and details of how this growth/death SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Medical CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106569617 ER -