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Biomarkers in cancer detection and monitoring of therapeutics. Volume 1, Discovery and technologies /

Biomarkers in Cancer Detection and Monitoring of Therapeutics, Volume One, Discovery and Technologies discusses how molecular biomarkers are used to determine predisposition, facilitate detection, improve treatment and offer prevention guidelines for different cancer types. This first volume in the...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Sobti, R. C. (Editor), Ganju, Awtar Krishan (Editor), Sobti, Aastha (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; San Diego, CA : Academic Press, [2024]
Subjects:
Tumor markers > Diagnostic use.
Tumor markers > Therapeutic use.
Biomarkers, Tumor
Neoplasms > diagnosis
Neoplasms > prevention & control
Neoplasms > therapy
Marqueurs tumoraux > Utilisation diagnostique.
Marqueurs tumoraux > Emploi en thérapeutique.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Biomarkers in cancer detection and monitoring of therapeutics: Volume 1: Discovery and Technologies
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Preface
  • Chapter One: Milestones in cancer research
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Landmark researches
  • 2.1. Aberrant chromatin
  • 2.2. Rous sarcoma virus
  • 2.3. Cancer metastasis
  • 2.4. Smoking: A cause of lung cancer
  • 2.5. Chromosomal translocations in cancer
  • 2.6. Suppressed apoptosis
  • 2.7. Context dependence of carcinomas
  • 2.8. Protein phosphorylation in cancer
  • 2.9. The immune system in cancer
  • 2.10. Circumventing the blocks: Cancer drug resistance
  • 3. Summary
  • References
  • Chapter Two: Cancer burden: Epidemiology, racial, and geographical disparities
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Global burden of cancer
  • 3. Social class disparities in cancer
  • 4. Racial disparities in cancer
  • 5. Risk factors for cancer
  • 6. Reasons for disparities in cancer
  • 6.1. Health system settings
  • 6.2. Environmental settings
  • 7. Response to the burden of cancer
  • 8. Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter Three: Technological evolution in cancer diagnosis and therapeutics
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Cancer diagnosis
  • 2.1. Nanotechnology-mediated cancer diagnostics
  • 2.2. Molecular techniques for cancer diagnostics
  • 2.3. Advancement in biopsy
  • 2.4. Radiomics and pathomics
  • 2.5. Biomarker and biosensors
  • 2.6. Other omics-based technologies
  • 3. Cancer therapy
  • 3.1. Nanotechnology-mediated cancer therapy
  • 3.2. Immunotherapy
  • 3.3. Gene therapy
  • 3.4. Hormonal therapy
  • 3.5. Molecular radiotherapy
  • 3.6. Magnetic hyperthermia
  • 3.7. Other techniques
  • 4. Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter Four: How does time speak about cancer, its diagnosis, treatments, and challenges?
  • Some key discoveries and events in tumorigenic virus research
  • 3.4. Environmental radiations
  • Ultraviolet (UV) radiation
  • 3.5. Medical radiations
  • 3.6. Medication causes
  • 3.7. Life style factors
  • 3.8. Mutagens
  • 4. Animal models and chemical carcinogenesis
  • 5. History of cancer treatment
  • 5.1. Chemotherapy
  • 5.2. Surgery
  • 5.3. Radiation
  • 5.4. Immunotherapy
  • 5.5. Therapy using nanotechnology
  • 5.6. Treatment beyond the limit
  • 6. Major breakthroughs in cancer research
  • 7. Cancer in India since antiquity
  • 8. Conclusion
  • Acknowledgment
  • References