BookPerumana R. Sudhakaran, editor ; co-edited by Oommen V. Oommen, M. Radhakrishna Pillai.
Summary: Being a complex disease that affects millions of people world over, cancer research has assumed great significance. Translational cancer research transforms scientific discoveries in the laboratory or population studies into clinical application to reduce incidence of cancer, morbidity and mortality. It is becoming increasingly evident that cancer is a preventable disease. The IVth International Symposium on Translational Cancer Research held in Udaipur, India in December 2011, discussed various aspects of the biological processes in cancer cells and approaches to cancer prevention.
Contents:
1. Nutrition in Cancer: Evidence Based Nutrition Recommendations in Cancer Patients and Survivors
2. Tumor Stem Cell Enrichment by Anticancer Drugs: A Potential Mechanism of Tumor Recurrence
3. Curcumin: A potent candidate to be evaluated as a chemosensitizer in paclitaxel chemotherapy against cervical cancer
4. Azadirachta indica (Neem) and Neem Limonoids as Anticancer Agents: Molecular Mechanisms and Targets
5. In vitro studies on the antioxidant/antigenotoxic potential of aqueous fraction from Anthocephalus cadamba bark
6. Possible involvement of Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription-3 (STAT3) Signaling Pathway in the Initiation and Progression of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
7. Simple Sequence Repeats In 5? and 3? flanking sequences of Cell Cycle Genes
8. Mechanisms of Chemopreventive Activity of Sulforaphane
9. Reciprocal relationship between VE-cadherin and Matrixmetalloproteinase expression in Endothelial cells and its Implications to Angiogenesis
10. Androgen receptor expression in human thyroid cancer tissues: a potential mechanism underlying the gender bias in the incidence of thyroid cancers
11. Novel co-ordination complexes of a few essential trace metals: Cytotoxic properties and lead identification for drug development for cancer
12. Why Gallbladder Cancer is common in Gangetic Belt?
13. Stress & Cancer Risk: The Possible Role of Work Stress.