Cancer Stem Cells: New Horizons in Cancer Therapies

This book discusses the recent developments in the therapeutic implications of cancer stem cells for the effective diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of cancer.It summarizes the various stem cells of common cancers including colon, pancreas, lungs, prost

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ancer Stem Cells: New Horizons in Cancer Therapies

Cancer Stem Cells: New Horizons in Cancer Therapies

Surajit Pathak • Antara Banerjee Editors

Cancer Stem Cells: New Horizons in Cancer Therapies

Editors Surajit Pathak Faculty of Allied Health Sciences Chettinad Academy of Research and Education Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Antara Banerjee Faculty of Allied Health Sciences Chettinad Academy of Research and Education Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

ISBN 978-981-15-5119-2 ISBN 978-981-15-5120-8 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5120-8

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Contents

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Introduction to Cancer Stem Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anisur Rahman Khuda-Bukhsh, Asmita Samadder, and Santu Kumar Saha

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Types of Cancer Stem Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gautham Chengizkhan, Bharti Bisht, Sridhar Muthusami, Muralidharan Anbalagan, Ilangovan Ramachandran, and R. Ileng Kumaran

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Isolation and Characterization of Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs) . . . . . Namasivayam Nalini and Bichandarkoil Jayaram Pratima

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Lung and Prostate Cancer Stem Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sudeep Bose, Valentina Sain, Sartaj Khurana, and Rajat Gupta

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A Differential Role of miRNAs in Regulation of Breast Cancer Stem Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shreetama Bandyopadhayaya and Chandi C. Mandal

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Skin Stem Cells in Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .