Nanomedicine and Cancer Therapies

ISBN-13: 9781926895185 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 250 str.

Mathew Sebastian; Neethu Ninan

Opis

Nanotechnology has the power to radically change the way cancer is diagnosed, imaged, and treated. The holistic approach to cancer involves noninvasive procedures that emphasize restoring the health of human energy fields. Presenting a wealth of information and research about the most potent cancer healing therapies, this forward-thinking book explores how nanomedicine, holistic medicine, and other cancer therapies play important roles in treatment of this disease. Topics include nanobiotechnology for antibacterial therapy and diagnosis, mitochondrial dysfunction and cancer, antioxidants and combinatorial therapies, and optical and mechanical investigations of nanostructures for biomolecular detection.

Recenzje

“This book offers an overview of the latest trends in cancer therapy stemming from nonconventional approaches. The book covers research targets at various hierarchical levels of the disease progression, from the molecular level up the psychological implications. The richness of the information and the extent of the topics are the strengths of this book, which offers the informed reader a synthesis of nonconventional approaches in cancer treatment and new technological advances for cancer research. In this framework, the current volume should be considered a work-in-progress, useful to stimulate innovative interdisciplinary research pathways.”
--Gabriele Ferrini, PhD, Interdisciplinary Laboratories for Advanced Materials (i-LAMP), Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Brescia, Italy

Spis treści

Introduction. Nanotechnological-Based Systems for Cancer. In vivo Spectroscopy for Detection and Treatment of GBM with NPt^® Implantation. Nanobiotechnology for Antibacterial Therapy and Diagnosis. Chitosan Nanoparticles. Synthesis and Biomedical Application of Silver Nanoparticles. Recent Advances in Cancer Therapy Using Phytochemicals. Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Cancer: Modulation by Palladium-Lipoic Acid Complex. Unity of Mind and Body: The Concept of Life Purpose Dominant. Thuja Occidentalis and Breast Cancer Chemoprevention. Antioxidants and Combinatorial Therapies in Cancer Treatment. Eruca sativa Inhibits Melanoma Growth: A Scientific Evidence. Optical and Mechanical Investigations of Nanostructures for Biomolecular Detection. Suffering and Comfort in Portuguese Cancer Patients. Index.