Understanding Cancer

Understanding Cancer: From Basics to Therapeutics presents both basic concepts and research prospects of the field of cancer biology. It summarizes the fundamental aspects of cancer, and presents detailed description of molecular aspects as well as treatment and therapeutics for patients. The book is split into three parts: the first part deals with basics of the cancer, including aetiology and medical diagnosis; second part is about the molecular mechanisms associated with cancer, focusing on cell metabolism, epigenetics, and stem cells; and the third part is dedicated to therapeutics, discussing chemo and radiotherapies, gene, hormone and immunotherapies. It is a valuable resource for cancer researchers, oncologists, graduate students, and members of biomedical research who need to understand the fundamental topics related to cancer to apply in their research work or clinical setting. Presents fundamental aspects of cancer in a didactic way to make the content easily applicable by readersIllustrates the content through detailed images developed by the authors exclusively to the book to facilitate the comprehension of the topicsSummarizes the content of each chapter with several tables and schematic diagrams for quick consult