Main description:

This book presents multiple facets of cancer biology, including cancer diagnosis, therapeutics to the latest developments in cancer informatics, and applications of artificial intelligence for improving oncologic care. The initial section of the book discusses factors contributing to the development and causes of cancer. The subsequent sections discuss the basic principle of imaging and therapeutic techniques, including MRI, CT, and positron emission tomography (PET) Scan. The book further, explores the implications of cancer chemotherapy on the immune system and emphasizes the effective management of cancer-related pain. Towards the end, it covers recent advancements in cancer treatment, including targeted therapy, immunotherapy, interventional radiotherapy, and stem cell-based therapy. Lastly, it summarizes essential strategic elements of cancer informatics for improving patient outcome.

Contents:

Chapter 1_ introductory cancer biology. -Chapter 2_Cancer: Getting informed about the Basics. -Chapter 3_Tumour Biology: An Introduction. -Chapter 4_Role of Angiogenesis in Tumour-Chapter 5_Biology, Chemistry and Physics of Cancer Cell Motility and Metastasis. -Chapter 6_MRI, CT, and PETSCAN: An Engineer's Perspective. -Chapter 7_Diffusion, MRI, and Cancer Diagnosis: Physicists' Outlook. -Chapter 8_Oncology: Radiation Oncologist's View. -Chapter 9_Radiomics: Comprehensive and Advance Image Analysis based Radiological Investigations. -Chapter 10_Oncology: Biochemists' Perspective. -Chapter 11_Oncology: Pathologist's View. -Chapter 12_Surgical Oncology: An Overview. -Chapter 13_Medical Oncology in Cancer Treatment. - Chapter 14_Effects of Cancer Chemotherapy on Immune System. -Chapter 15_Side-effects of Cancer Chemotherapy. -Chapter 16_Telomerase and its Therapeutic Implication in Cancer. -Chapter 17_Pain Management in Oncology. -Chapter 18_Other Approaches in Cancer Research: Stem-cell Research, Translational Research, and Immuno-therapy. -Chapter 19_Cancer Cell Lines: It's Implication in Therapeutics. -Chapter 20_ Genomics of Cancer. -Chapter 21_Diabetes and Cancer Link. -Chapter 22_Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: Northeast Indian Scenario. -Chapter 23_Oncology Informatics, AI and Drug Discovery. -Chapter 24_Statistics in Cancer: Diagnosis, Disease Progression, Treatment Efficacy and Patient Survival Studies. -Chapter 25_Epidemiology of Cancer: Asian Perspective.