1st Edition

The Role of Probiotics in Cancer Management

Edited By Md. Faiyazuddin, Sumel Ashique Copyright 2025
518 Pages 16 Color & 22 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

518 Pages 16 Color & 22 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

This new book explores the latest advances in probiotic research in the prevention and treatment of cancer. The volume first provides an introduction to prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics, covering the anticancer properties of probiotic microorganisms, the impact of their metabolites, the potential mechanisms of probiotic chemoprevention, and the feasibility of incorporating probiotics into... Read more

1. Probiotics and Their Potential Effects on Cancer Management

Garima Sahu, Alok Mukerjee, Sumel Ashique, and Himanshu Sharma

2. Probiotics as a Promising Candidate for the Management of Colorectal Cancer

Devesh U. Kapoor, Madan Mohan Gupta, Deblina Pal, and Deepak Sharma

3. Correlation Between Gut Microbiota and Cancer

Rashmi Pathak and Himanshu Sharma

4. Importance of Probiotics in Gut Microbiota for the Management of Cancer

Priyanka Ray, Saini Setua, and Debojyoti Adak

5. Role of Prebiotics and Probiotics in Protection against Cervical Cancers

Subhrojyoti Ghosh, Anuvab Dey, Nirmal Sarkar, Sourav Majhi, Suman Barua, Aishi Bera, and Subhranil Hazra

6. Probiotics for the Mitigation of Inflammation-Based Lung Cancer

Rakesh Das, Sourav Ghosh, and Ayan Chatterjee

7. Importance of Synbiotics for the Management of Colorectal Cancers

Abhishek Kanugo, Satish Polshettiwar, and Rupesh K. Gautam

8. Correlation Between Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), Inflammation, and Probiotics

Vijayaraj Surendran, Monika Kaushik, Prathap Madeswaraguptha, and Ponnusamy Rajavel

9. Probiotics: The Nonpathogenic Microorganisms with a Functional Role in Bladder Cancer Management

Sumel Ashique, Subhra Prakash Bhattacharyya, Indrani Bhattacharyya, Shubneesh Kumar, Subhajit Mandal, Mansi Singh, Sanjesh Kumar, Krishnendu Adhikary, Pooja S. Murkute, Farzad Taghizadeh-Hesary, Ushasi Das, Arshad Farid, and Mohammad Houshyari

10. Immune System Modulation by Probiotics: An Account of Brain Cancers

Shruti Ghumra, Anmol Seelan, Aarya Pulkundwar, Sourav Mohanto, Vino Sundararajan, and Sagnik Nag

11. Functional Role of Probiotics in Cancer Prevention and Treatment as Well as Their Role as Immune Boosters

Biswajit Das, Somya Ranjan Dash, Saptarshi Sinha, and Chanakya Nath Kundu

12. Toxicology of Probiotics: Challenges and Future Prospects

Ushasi Das, Ravinder Kumar Mehra, Subhajit Mandal, Sumel Ashique, Shubneesh Kumar, Arshad Farid, Afzal Hussain, Neeraj Mishra, Md. Faiyazuddin, and Farzad Taghizadeh-Hesary

13. Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on Cancer Patients and the Role of Probiotics for Management and to Boost the Immune System

Isabel Vaz de Freitas, Makhabbat Ramazanova, Ricardo Erasun Cortés, and Paulo Pereira Leite

Biography

Md. Faiyazuddin, PhD, is the founding Dean of R&D at Al-Karim University, India, as well as a Professor of Pharmaceutics, specializing in pharmaceutical nanotechnology, drug delivery, and AI in pharmaceuticals. An avid researcher, he has over 17 years of experience in pharmacy teaching, drug development, research consultation, and social pharmacy outreach activities in academia and industry. He lends his expertise to the editorial boards of more than 10 leading international pharmacy journals. He has published more than 150 peer-reviewed scientific articles in journals as well as published 12 books and 62 book chapters. He has been issued nine patents and made patent applications. Dr. Faiyazuddin has received eight awards and seven fellowships and has also been conference chair and given more than 50 invited conference presentations. He has secured significant research grants and mentored over 50 graduate and doctoral students. He is a member of several prestigious international organizations and contributes to advancing global pharmaceutical education and research. He has been instrumental in developing and implementing cutting-edge educational tools and programs that address critical needs in diverse and underserved communities.

Sumel Ashique has been working as an Assistant Professor at Bengal College of Pharmaceutical Science and Research, Durgapur, West Bengal, India. He has four years of teaching experience. He has published 80 publications of international and national accredited reputed journals. He has knowledge in drug delivery, nanotechnology, and targeted treatment strategy. He is working as a reviewer for many publishers. He has also granted five patents from IP and Australia and has published over 20 chapters in books from Bentham, Springer, Elsevier, Bentham, and Taylor & Francis. Currently he is editing eight books under CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, Wiley, Nova Science, and Springer.