Title :
The functional importance of signal transduction pathways for the risk of cancer development in long-term spaceflight
Author :
Ivanova, Krassimira
Abstract :
The risk for the development of cancer in human spaceflight is still not completely understood. While many researchers focus on immediate effects of different types of space radiation on cellular damage, little is known on the effects of longterm weightlessness on cellular mechanisms that might alter the susceptibility for cancer development from a variety of reasons.
Keywords :
aerospace biophysics; cancer; cellular effects of radiation; cellular transport; cancer development risk; cellular mechanisms; functional importance; long-term spaceflight; longterm weightlessness effects; signal transduction pathways; space radiation effects; Aerospace biophysics; Cancer; DNA; Fibroblasts; Gravity; Humans; Malignant tumors; Metastasis; Signal generators; Signal processing;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7612-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1053216
