Cancer Metastasis - Molecular Mechanism and Clinical Therapy / edited by Yusuf Tutar, Lütfi Tutar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yusuf Tutar, editor.

Lütfi Tutar, editor.

Language:

French

Subjects (All):

Oncology.

Cancer--Periodicals.

Cancer.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (128 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : IntechOpen, 2023.

Summary:

Cancer mortality and morbidity are primarily brought on by metastasis. The ability of neoplastic cells to spread and colonize distant tissues is their most dangerous trait. Most malignancies are curable when they are detected early and have not spread outside of the original tissue. However, cancer is frequently incurable when tumor cells have created colonies elsewhere. Thus, the book content This book provides comprehensive information on cancer metastasis, along with references to specific cancer cases. The topics discussed include invasion by perturbation of cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesion, matrix degradation, motility, intravasation, extravasation, metastatic colonization, metastasis and angiogenesis. Molecular mechanisms, the metastatic process, and palliative bone metastasis therapy are also considered.

Contents:

1. Introductory Chapter: Molecular Mechanism of Cancer Metastasis

2. Stromal Cells and Extracellular Vesicles

3. Deciphering and Targeting Epigenetics in Cancer Metastasis

4. Molecular Mechanisms of Breast Cancer Metastasis

5. Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Brain Metastasis: The Link between Molecular Mechanisms and Novel Therapeutic Approaches

6. Palliative Therapy of Bone Metastases.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-80356-162-9