Handbook of Targeted Cancer Therapy - by Jessica Conrad (Hardcover)

About the Book

Cancer is a disease wherein certain body cells keep growing and multiplying uncontrollably, which usually leads to the formation of tumors. These cells can invade and destroy the healthy tissue in their surroundings. Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy are the conventional ways to treat cancers. However, the researchers are now focusing on the use of targeted therapies for cancer treatment. In the last two-three decades, there has been a lot of progress in the development of targeted cancer therapies. The targeted cancer therapies use drugs or medical agents that work by inhibiting the growth or increasing apoptosis of cancer cells, which restricts the spread of cancer. These therapies interfere with specific proteins responsible for tumorigenesis. The main advantage that sets them apart from other conventional therapies is that they target and kill specific cancer cells and do not harm the healthy cells. The targeted cancer therapies are more useful in certain cancer types, including breast, lung, lymphoma, colorectal, and leukemia. Most of the topics introduced in this book cover new techniques and the applications of targeted cancer therapies. It will serve as a valuable source of reference for graduate and postgraduate students.

Book Synopsis

Cancer is a disease wherein certain body cells keep growing and multiplying uncontrollably, which usually leads to the formation of tumors. These cells can invade and destroy the healthy tissue in their surroundings. Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy are the conventional ways to treat cancers. However, the researchers are now focusing on the use of targeted therapies for cancer treatment. In the last two-three decades, there has been a lot of progress in the development of targeted cancer therapies. The targeted cancer therapies use drugs or medical agents that work by inhibiting the growth or increasing apoptosis of cancer cells, which restricts the spread of cancer. These therapies interfere with specific proteins responsible for tumorigenesis. The main advantage that sets them apart from other conventional therapies is that they target and kill specific cancer cells and do not harm the healthy cells. The targeted cancer therapies are more useful in certain cancer types, including breast, lung, lymphoma, colorectal, and leukemia. Most of the topics introduced in this book cover new techniques and the applications of targeted cancer therapies. It will serve as a valuable source of reference for graduate and postgraduate students.