Understanding Cancer Therapies

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Prakash Srinivasan Timiri Shanmugam (Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana)

Understanding Cancer Therapies

Prakash Srinivasan Timiri Shanmugam (Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana)

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CRC Press
30 September 2020

Medicine: general issues; Oncology; Medical study & revision guides & reference material; Cellular biology (cytology)

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

By: Prakash Srinivasan Timiri Shanmugam (Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport Louisiana)
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367657338
ISBN 10: 0367657333
Pages: 174
Publication Date: 30 September 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Understanding about radio- and chemotherapy for treatment of human cancer. Oral carcinomas and its treatments. Complete profile of chemical carcinogenesis. Anesthesia for cancer surgeries. Pediatric heamatopioetic cancers. Pharmacological profile of chemotherapy drug. Basic medication of breast cancer. Chemotherapy of drug discovery from nature product. Cancer treatment for GIT.

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.