"Advances in Cancer Therapy" ed. by Hala Gali-Muhtasib

This book aims at providing scientists and clinicians with a comprehensive overview of the state of current knowledge and latest research findings in the area of cancer therapy. For this purpose research articles, clinical investigations and review papers that are thought to improve the readers' understanding of cancer therapy developments and/or to keep them up to date with the most recent advances in this field have been included in this book.

Contents
Preface
Part 1 New Modalities of Cancer Treatment
1 May Mast Cells Have Any Effect in New Modalities of Cancer Treatment?
2 The Application of Membrane Vesicles for Cancer Therapy
3 The Airways: A Promising Route for the Pulmonary Delivery of Anticancer Agents
4 Cell Division Gene from Bacteria in Minicell Production for Therapy
5 Vascular-Targeted Photodynamic Therapy (VTP)
6 Binary Radiotherapy of Melanoma - Russian Research Results
7 Clinical Development Paradigms for Cancer Vaccines: The Case of CIMAvax EGF®
3 Brain Metastases: Biology and Comprehensive Strategy from Radiotherapy to Metabolic Inhibitors and Hyperthermia
Part 2 Cancer Signaling, Mechanisms and Targeted Therapy
9 Survivin: Identification of Selective Functional Signaling Pathways in Transformed Cells and Identification of a New Splice Variant with Growth Survival Activity
10 Signalling Pathways Leading to TRAIL Resistance
11 Therapeutical Cues from the Tumor Microenvironment
12 Cyclin-Dependent Kinases (Cdk) as Targets for Cancer Therapy and Imaging
13 Targeting Tumor Perfusion and Oxygenation Modulates Hypoxia and Cancer Sensitivity to Radiotherapy and Systemic Therapies
14 Significance, Mechanisms, and Progress of Anticancer Drugs Targeting HGF-Met
15 Nuclear Survivin: Cellular Consequences and Therapeutic Implications
Part 3 Promising Anticancer Plants
16 Anticancer Properties of Curcumin
17 Salograviolide A: A Plant-Derived Sesquiterpene Lactone with Promising Anti-Inflammatory and Anticancer Effects
Part 4 Inflammation, Immune System and Cancer
18 The Role of Inflammation in Cancer
19 CD277 an Immune Regulator of T Cell Function and Tumor Cell Recognition
20 Transcription Regulation and Epigenetic Control of Expression of Natural Killer Cell Receptors and Their Ligands
Part 5 Cancer Diagnostic Technologies
21 Non-Invasive Devices for Early Detection of Breast Tissue Oncological Abnormalities Using Microwave Radio Thermometry
22 Immunophenotyping of the Blast Cells in Correlations with the Molecular Genetics Analyses for Diagnostic and Clinical Stratification of Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Single Center Experience
23 Prospective Applications of Microwaves in Medicine
24 Photon Total Body Irradiation for Leukemia Transplantation Therapy: Rationale and Technique Options
25 Radio-Photo luminescence Glass Dosimeter (RPLGD)