Journal Title：Cancer And Metastasis Reviews

Contemporary biomedical research is on the threshold of an era in which physiological and pathological processes can be analyzed in increasingly precise and mechanistic terms. The transformation of biology from a largely descriptive, phenomenological discipline to one in which the regulatory principles can be understood and manipulated with predictability brings a new dimension to the study of cancer and the search for effective therapeutic modalities for this disease. Cancer and Metastasis Reviews provides a forum for critical review and discussion of these challenging developments.

Each issue of Cancer and Metastasis Reviews is devoted to a particular theme or topic and will contain from five to seven different contributions. In addition, an introductory preface is included from an individual who is distinguished in the field to be covered. The topics and contributors are chosen by the Editor-in-Chief after consultation with various members of the Editorial Advisory Board. Special emphasis is placed on subjects which are of relevance to the molecular and cellular biology of cancer metastasis and tumor progression, as well as to the treatment of metastatic disease. Occasional issues will be devoted to an in-depth clinical and biological analysis of a particular type of cancer.

A major function of the journal is to review some of the more important and interesting recent developments in the biology and treatment of malignant disease, as well as to highlight new and promising directions, be they technological or conceptual. Contributors are encouraged to review their personal work and be speculative.

当代生物医学研究正处于一个时代的门槛，在这个时代，生理和病理过程可以越来越精确和机械地进行分析。生物学从一门主要是描述性的现象学学科转变为可以以可预测的方式理解和操纵调节原理的学科，这为癌症研究和寻找该疾病的有效治疗方式带来了新的维度。 Cancer and Metastasis Review 为批判性审查和讨论这些具有挑战性的发展提供了一个论坛。

每期癌症和转移评论都专门针对特定主题或主题，将包含五到七种不同的贡献。此外，还包括一个介绍性前言，来自一个在所涉及领域中杰出的个人。主题和撰稿人由主编在与编辑顾问委员会的多位成员协商后选择。特别强调与癌症转移和肿瘤进展的分子和细胞生物学以及转移性疾病的治疗相关的主题。偶尔会专门针对特定类型的癌症进行深入的临床和生物学分析。

该杂志的一个主要功能是回顾一些在生物学和恶性疾病治疗方面更重要和有趣的最新发展，并突出新的和有希望的方向，无论是技术还是概念。鼓励贡献者审查他们的个人工作并进行推测。