1st Edition
Rediscovering Cancer: From Mechanism to Therapy
This volume presents a snapshot of some of the most important ongoing research in cancer. With cancer as the second leading cause of death worldwide, extensive research is going on globally to decipher the molecular mechanism underlying cancer that will help in finding better targets for drug therapy. The book brings together new research on molecular mechanism and cancer therapeutics in one place. With chapters from experts in their respective fields, chapters cover molecular mechanisms, etiology, prognosis, detection, and treatment of cancer. Emphasis has been given to the intricate mechanism behind the deregulation of cell division, disruption of cell cycle check points, mutation in oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes, apoptosis, and erratic cell signaling. The book discusses in detail topics such as angiogenesis and tumor microenvironment, which are increasingly receiving attention, especially in the field of neoplastic vascularization and metastasis. The book also includes chapters detailing the current understanding and the future perspective of cancer stem cells.
Genetic Instability in Cancer
Gloria Ravegnini, Patrizia Hrelia, and Sabrina Angelini
Oncogenesis and Telomerase Activity in Cancer
Sutapa Mukherjee, Madhumita Roy, and Jaydip Biswas
Cell Cycle Checkpoints in Cancer
Sreeparna Chakraborty and Abhik Sen
Angiogenesis, Its Importance and Implication in Tumor Growth and Progression and in Anticancer Therapy: An Update
Chandrani Sarkar and Debanjan Chakroborty
The Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis
Sonia Chadha
Apoptosis: A Regulatory Mechanism in Cancer
Sutapa Mukherjee, Apurba Mukherjee, Souvick Biswas, and Madhumita Roy
Cytoplasmic Signaling Circuitry: An Important Trait of Cancer
Subhra Dash, K. Lohitesh, and Sudeshna Mukherjee
Cancer: An Overview of Risk Factors
Sayali Mukherjee and Shabana Siddique
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms as Susceptibility Markers for Cancer
Suresh Kumar Yadav and Somali Sanyal
Dietary Phytochemicals in the Prevention and Therapy of Cancer: Modulation of Molecular Targets
Shamee Bhattacharjee
Health Benefits and Preventive Effects of Common Beverages in Cancer
Vivek Kumar Gaur, Sanjay Gupta, and Janmejai Kumar Srivastava
Cancer Chemotherapy
Sonal Srivastava, Sakshi Mishra, Jayant Dewangan, Aman Divakar, Prabhash Kumar Pandey, and Srikanta Kumar Rath
Non-Coding RNAs : The New Reins in Malignancies
Deba Prasad Mandal
Epigenetics in Cancer Prevention and Therapy: Role of Phytochemicals
Sajid Khan, Samriddhi Shukla, and Syed Musthapa Meeran
Cancer Stem Cell: Current Understanding and Future Perspectives
Sonal Srivastava, Jayant Dewangan, Divya Tandon, and Srikanta Kumar Rath
Tumor Microenvironment and Cancer Stem Cells: Therapeutic Potential of Epigenetic Inhibitors to Target CSCs
Anup Kumar Singh, Priyank Chaturvedi, and Dipak Datta
Nanoparticles in Cancer Therapy
Madhuchanda Banerjee
Cancer Immunotherapy: Extending New Horizons in Cancer Treatment
Deba Prasad Mandal
Biography
Sayali Mukherjee, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, India. She completed her PhD from the Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata India, registered under Jadavpur University in Life Sciences. She received a NET-CSIR Research Fellowship. During her PhD she has worked on the toxicological and carcinogenic effects of air pollutants on human health. After completing her PhD, she has worked on stem cell culture as a Research Associate at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore, India. Presently she is working on immunological and biochemical aspects of oral cancer and oral diseases.
Somali Sanyal, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, India. She received her PhD from the Karolinska Medical University, Stockholm, Sweden. During her PhD she has worked on molecular epidemiology of urinary bladder cancer. After her PhD she worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Karolinska Medical University, Stockholm, Sweden. Later on she moved to the Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India, as a Research Associate. Her current research focuses on genetic aspects of head and neck, oral, and gall bladder cancer. She has published several research articles in journals of national and international repute.
Sonia Chadha, PhD, is presently working as a faculty member at the Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, India. She completed her PhD from the Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India, in biochemistry. During her PhD she has worked on the interaction of rat polymorphonuclear leukocyte derived free radical generation and nitric oxide in normal and in various pathological conditions. She has pursued her PDF from the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur, India, where she worked on cytochrome P450. Her research interests include biochemical and molecular aspects of cancer and hypertensive disorders. She has several publications in national and international peer-reviewed journals.
“One of the few books that sheds light on the causes and mechanisms of the disease itself as well as the possible therapeutic aspects. The book contains intricately woven chapters on cell cycle checkpoints on cancer, oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, apoptosis, cell signaling, angiogenesis and metastasis. The modern approaches toward cancer diagnosis and therapy, like cancer stem cell, immunotherapy, chemotherapy, and nanoparticle-based therapy, have also been thoroughly covered. The contributors of each and every chapter are experts in their respective field and have summarized their research findings in a very concise manner. The best part of the book is that the chapters have been grouped into major divisions to have continuity and synchronization among them. The volume can be used by students and researchers who are working in the field of cancer. It covers new approaches toward cancer treatment and therefore may be useful handbook for clinicians. Overall, this informative volume covers the present knowledge and future direction on the field of cancer research.”
— Dr. Naibedya Chattopadhyay, Scientist G, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India