Stem Cells and Irradiation / Alain Chapel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chapel, Alain, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stem cells--Research.

Stem cells.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 pages)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2023.

Summary:

The main difficulty of radiotherapy is to destroy cancer cells without depletion of healthy tissue. Stem cells and cancers are tightly interrelated. On one hand, radiosensitivity/radioressistance of cancer stem cells affects the radiocurability of tumors. On the other hand, radiosensitivity is responsible for the stem cell depletion of organs at risk exposed to irradiation. Efficient solide cancer destruction is limited by the preservation of organ homeostasis. For this reason, targeted irradiation is an effective cancer therapy, but damage inflicted to normal tissues surrounding the tumor may cause severe complications. The consequences of stem cell depletion of healthy tissue irradiated are acute and chronic radiation diseases. Research on the radiosensitivity of cancer stem cells and adult stem cells associated with tissue regeneration medicine will bring forth the solution for optimal radiocurability associated with long-term patients' quality of life.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, viewed July 26, 2023).