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Introduction.- I: The concept of neurobiology of cancer.- Definition of cancer neurobiology.- History of research on the role of the nervous system in cancer.- II: Basic pillars of cancer neurobiology.- Psychosocial factors influence the development and progression of cancer.- Tumor tissue is innervated.- Neurotransmitters influence the development and progression of cancer.- Neuro-endocrine-immune network complexly modulates the tumor process.- Changes in signal transduction between the nervous system and peripheral tissue influence the development and progression of cancer.- Tumor tissue affects the activity of the nervous system.- Summary.- III: Influence of the nervous system on features of cancer.- Genome instability and mutation.- Tumor-promoting inflammation.- Avoiding immune destruction.- Sustaining proliferative signalling.- Resisting cell death.- Deregulating cellular metabolism.- Inducting or accessing vasculature.- Activating invasion and metastasis.- Enabling replicativ

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