Cancer Stem Cells: New Horizons in Cancer Therapies (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)

This book discusses the recent developments in the therapeutic implications of cancer stem cells for the effective diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of cancer. It summarizes the various stem cells of common cancers including colon, pancreas, lungs, prostate, melanoma, and glioblastoma, and reviews the potential role of cancer stem cells in tissue aggressiveness, examining the functional contribution of cancer stem cells in the establishment and recurrence of cancerous tumors. Further, it explores the potential of cancer stem cells as novel therapeutic targets for the treatment and prevention of tumor progression. The book also discusses the various approaches for detecting, isolating, and characterizing different cancer stem cells and signaling pathways that control their replication, survival, and differentiation. Lastly, it explores the key features and mechanisms of drug resistance, chemo-resistance, and radio-resistance in cancer stem cells to improve therapeutic rationale.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin:	Singapore
Release date:	October 2020
First published:	2020
Editors:	Surajit Pathak • Antara Banerjee
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	369
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-981-15-5119-2
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Pharmacology > General Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Oncology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Genetics (non-medical) > General
LSN:	981-15-5119-7
Barcode:	9789811551192

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