Molecular genetic approaches to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of neoplasms

Abstract

The last 25 years have been marked by truly revolutionary events in fundamental oncology. The rapid development of molecular genetics, in particular, the discovery of oncogenes and antioncogenes, has radically changed the understanding of the mechanisms of the onset of neoplasms [2, 15]. Nevertheless, it is generally accepted that progress in the theoretical field has had little effect on the state of affairs in clinical oncology. The content of this review is intended to demonstrate the groundlessness of such assertions.