Understanding Cancer Therapies - Hardcover

Timiri Shanmugam, Prakash Srinivasan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138198153 ISBN 13: 9781138198159

Publisher: CRC Press, 2018

Synopsis

This book is an introduction to cancer treatment, the basics of radio- and chemotherapy, drug actions, the eradication of cancer cells, and the origins and persistence of pharmacological and toxicological effects of drugs. It further provides ideas for research based on knowledge of cancer metastasis, invasive and molecular pathways, and diagnosis and treatment. Many of the adaptive features of cancer biology, clinical features, pathology and treatment are reviewed. In addition to introducing the major themes and theories, the book also advances the current discussion by moving beyond explanations for clinical implementation.

Key Selling Features:

• Reviews basic cancer treatments
• Summarizes chemotherapies
• Discusses radiotherapies
• Examines pharmacological and toxicological approaches to treatment
• Introduces oncological drug development

About this title

About the Author

Prakash Srinivasan Timiri Shanmugam is a Research Associate in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, LA.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138198153
• ISBN 13: 9781138198159
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 174