Main description:

Nano Drug Delivery Strategies for the Treatment of Cancers discusses several current and promising approaches for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer by using the most recent developments in nanomedical technologies. The book presents introductory information about the biology of different types of cancer in order to provide the reader with knowledge on their specificities. In addition, it discusses various novel drug delivery systems, detailing their functionalities, expected outcomes and future developments in the field, focusing on brain, mouth and throat, breast, lung, liver, pancreas, stomach, colon, bool, skin and prostate cancers.

The book is a valuable source for cancer researchers, oncologists, pharmacologists and nanotechnologists who are interested in novel drug delivery systems and devices for treatment of various types of cancer that take advantage of recent advances in this exciting field.

Contents:

1. Introduction: An Overview of the Anatomy and Physiology of Different Cancers 2. New Chapter: Novel Treatment Approaches and Conventional Therapies for Effective Treatment to Cancers 3. Nanoparticles and Brain Cancers 4. Nanoparticles and Mouth and Throat Cancer 5. Nanoparticles and Breast Cancer 6. Nanoparticles and Lung Cancer 7. Nanoparticles and Liver Cancer 8. Nanoparticles and Pancreas Cancer 9. Nanoparticles and Stomach Cancer 10. Nanoparticles and Colon Cancer 11. Nanoparticles and Blood Cancer 12. Nanoparticles and Skin Cancer 13. Nanoparticles and Prostate Cancer