Understanding Cancer: From Basics to Therapeutics presents both basic concepts and research prospects in the field of cancer biology. This book summarizes the fundamental aspects of cancer and presents a detailed description of molecular aspects as well as treatment and therapeutics for patients.
The book is divided into three parts: the first part deals with the basics of cancer, including etiology and medical diagnosis; the second part explores the molecular mechanisms associated with cancer, focusing on cell cycle and apoptosis, cell metabolism, gene regulation, epigenetics, and stem cells; and the third part is dedicated to therapeutics, discussing chemo and radiotherapies, gene, hormone, herbal, and immunotherapies.
It is a valuable resource for cancer researchers, oncologists, graduate students, and biomedical researchers who need to understand the fundamental topics related to cancer to apply to their research work or clinical setting.
1. Understanding Cancer - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Front Matter - p. Page iv 6. Copyright - p. Page v 7. Contents - p. Page vi 8. Contributors - p. Page vii 9. Editorial Desk - p. Page viii 10. Preface - p. Page ix 11. List of Illustrations - p. Page x 12. List of Tables - p. Page xi 13. CHAPTER 1 : A brief tour guide to cancer disease - p. Page xi 14. CHAPTER 2 : Malignant tumors – as cancer - p. Page xi 15. CHAPTER 3 : Etiology of cancer - p. Page xi 16. CHAPTER 4 : Medical diagnosis of cancer - p. Page xi 17. CHAPTER 5 : Molecular mechanisms in cancer development - p. Page xi 18. CHAPTER 6 : Cancer and cell cycle - p. Page xi 19. CHAPTER 7 : Cancer and apoptosis - p. Page xi 20. CHAPTER 8 : Fundamentals of cell metabolism and cancer - p. Page xi 21. CHAPTER 9 : Cancer epigenetics: DNA methylation and histone modifications - p. Page xi 22. CHAPTER 10 : Cancer epigenetics: Chromatin remodeling and other epigenetic mechanisms - p. Page xi 23. CHAPTER 11 : Alteration in major cell signaling pathways in cancer - p. Page xi 24. CHAPTER 12 : Cancer stem cells - p. Page xi 25. CHAPTER 13 : Cancer and regulation of gene expression - p. Page xi 26. CHAPTER 14 : Chemotherapy and radiation therapy for cancer - p. Page xi 27. CHAPTER 15 : Cancer gene therapies progress in pre and postgenomics era - p. Page xi 28. CHAPTER 16 : Hormone therapy for cancer treatment - p. Page xi 29. CHAPTER 17 : Natural herbal products for cancer therapy - p. Page xi 30. CHAPTER 18 : Immunotherapy for cancer treatment - p. Page xi 31. Index - p. Page xi
Understanding Cancer: From Basics to Therapeutics presents both basic concepts and research prospects in the field of cancer biology. This book summarizes the fundamental aspects of cancer and presents a detailed description of molecular aspects as well as treatment and therapeutics for patients.
The book is divided into three parts: the first part deals with the basics of cancer, including etiology and medical diagnosis; the second part explores the molecular mechanisms associated with cancer, focusing on cell cycle and apoptosis, cell metabolism, gene regulation, epigenetics, and stem cells; and the third part is dedicated to therapeutics, discussing chemo and radiotherapies, gene, hormone, herbal, and immunotherapies.
It is a valuable resource for cancer researchers, oncologists, graduate students, and biomedical researchers who need to understand the fundamental topics related to cancer to apply to their research work or clinical setting.
1. Understanding Cancer - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Front Matter - p. Page iv 6. Copyright - p. Page v 7. Contents - p. Page vi 8. Contributors - p. Page vii 9. Editorial Desk - p. Page viii 10. Preface - p. Page ix 11. List of Illustrations - p. Page x 12. List of Tables - p. Page xi 13. CHAPTER 1 : A brief tour guide to cancer disease - p. Page xi 14. CHAPTER 2 : Malignant tumors – as cancer - p. Page xi 15. CHAPTER 3 : Etiology of cancer - p. Page xi 16. CHAPTER 4 : Medical diagnosis of cancer - p. Page xi 17. CHAPTER 5 : Molecular mechanisms in cancer development - p. Page xi 18. CHAPTER 6 : Cancer and cell cycle - p. Page xi 19. CHAPTER 7 : Cancer and apoptosis - p. Page xi 20. CHAPTER 8 : Fundamentals of cell metabolism and cancer - p. Page xi 21. CHAPTER 9 : Cancer epigenetics: DNA methylation and histone modifications - p. Page xi 22. CHAPTER 10 : Cancer epigenetics: Chromatin remodeling and other epigenetic mechanisms - p. Page xi 23. CHAPTER 11 : Alteration in major cell signaling pathways in cancer - p. Page xi 24. CHAPTER 12 : Cancer stem cells - p. Page xi 25. CHAPTER 13 : Cancer and regulation of gene expression - p. Page xi 26. CHAPTER 14 : Chemotherapy and radiation therapy for cancer - p. Page xi 27. CHAPTER 15 : Cancer gene therapies progress in pre and postgenomics era - p. Page xi 28. CHAPTER 16 : Hormone therapy for cancer treatment - p. Page xi 29. CHAPTER 17 : Natural herbal products for cancer therapy - p. Page xi 30. CHAPTER 18 : Immunotherapy for cancer treatment - p. Page xi 31. Index - p. Page xi
