Recent Progress in Cancer Treatment

Cancer refers to a collection of diseases characterized by uncontrolled cell division resulting in the development of abnormal cells which may infiltrate and destroy the normal body cells. There are more than a hundred different forms of cancer. Lung cancer, breast cancer, bone cancer, skin cancer, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, brain cancer, and stomach cancer are a few major types of cancers. Presently, treatment options for cancer include radiation, surgery, medicines, immunotherapy, and other therapies, which aim at curing, diminishing or stopping cancer progression. In the fight against cancer, new techniques have come closer to finding a cure for cancer. Due to the availability of modern medicine and improved technology for cancer treatment, the diagnosis rates as well as survival rates have improved. Cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy), personalized vaccines, gene editing, and microbiome treatments are four promising technologies that have the potential to shape the future of cancer care. This book unravels the recent studies on cancer treatment. It will help the readers in keeping pace with the rapid developments taking place in this important area of study.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CFQ8ZGYZ
• ISBN13: 9798887404233
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: American Medical Publishers
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"