Overview
Describes the role of food and dietary habits in colon cancer etiology
Describes the causes and early diagnostic tools for effective use of current and future therapeutic regimens
Focuses on immunotherapeutics, nanomedicine, biomarkers, and dietary factors for the effective management of colon cancer
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
Keywords
- therapeutic strategies
- targeted therapy
- dietary habits
- natural products
- phytochemicals
- immunotherapy
- nanotechnology
- drug resistance
- biomarkers
- chemoradiotherapy
- gene expression profiles
- nanomedicine
- cancer mortalities
- CRC
- survival rate
- diagnosis and screening
- epidemiology
- micro-RNA
- metastasis
- seaweed
About this book
This book is the second of three volumes on recent developments in colorectal diagnosis and therapy. Each volume can be read on its own, or together. Each volume focuses on different novel therapeutic advances, biomarkers, and identifies therapeutic targets for treatment. Written by leading international experts in the field, coverage addresses the role of diet habits and lifestyle in reducing gastrointestinal disorders and incidence of CRC. Chapters discuss current and future diagnostic and therapeutic options for colorectal cancer patients, focusing on immunotherapeutics, nanomedicine, biomarkers, and dietary factors for the effective management of colon cancer.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Dhananjay Shukla is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University) in India. Dr. Shukla received his PhD in Biotechnology from Jamia Hamdard University. He is a member of the Indian Immunological Society and Indian Science Congress. He has presented and been invited to lecture at a number of national meetings in India.
Dr. Naveen Kumar Vishvakarma is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University) in India. Dr. Vishvakarma received his PhD in Biotechnology from Banaras Hindu University. He has written a number of book chapters and been invited to lecture at a dozens of national meetings in India.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Colon Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy
Book Subtitle: Volume 2
Editors: Naveen Kumar Vishvakarma, Ganji Purnachandra Nagaraju, Dhananjay Shukla
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64668-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-64667-7Published: 05 June 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-64668-4Published: 04 June 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 453
Number of Illustrations: 21 b/w illustrations, 31 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cancer Research, Immunology, Biomedicine, general