Protocol Handbook for Cancer Biology

Presents all relevant protocols used in research labs to fasten and improve cancer research

Gauri Misra (Edited by), Jyotika Rajawat (Edited by)

9780323900065, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 13 February 2021

216 pages, 25 illustrations (15 in full color)
23.4 x 19 x 1.5 cm, 0.48 kg

Protocol Handbook for Cancer Biology brings together a comprehensive collection of the methods used for cancer assessment, diagnostics, and therapeutics. Various protocols are discussed along with alternative strategies, including the advantages and limitations of techniques that have been used in labs globally. These protocols are presented by cancer biology experts based on their real-world experience. The protocols in this book will be a valuable resource for cancer researchers and graduate students, who can utilize the techniques described to conduct research more efficiently and successfully.

1. Overview of cancer assessment, diagnostics and therapeutics2. Cell viability and apoptic assays to assess drug efficacy3. Assays to assess the proliferative behavior of cancer cells4. Assays to evaluate tumor angiogenesis5. Assays and protocols for the detection of cancer metastasis6. Isolation and characterization of cancer stem cells 7. Histopathology-based cancer detection methods8. Molecular imaging in tumor diagnosis and treatment9. High throughput cell-based screening methods for cancer drug discovery10. Nanotechnology in cancer therapeutics: cerium oxide nanomaterials as cancer therapeutic agents

Subject Areas: Life sciences: general issues [PSA]