Cancer nanotechnology : nanomaterials for cancer diagnosis and therapy / edited by Hari Singh Nalwa, Thomas J. Webster

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents Ch. 1 Molecular biomarkers in early cancer detection /Qinghua Feng, Pavel Sova, Nancy B. Kiviat Ch. 2 Colon cancer : early detection and prevention by food compounds and biomarkers of preventive effects found by employment of microarrays /Ashwin A. Dihal, Marjan J. van Erk Ch. 3 Atomic force microscopy in cancer cell research /Igor Sokolov Ch. 4 Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles : next generation magnetic resonance contrast agents and intracranial imaging enhancers /Jonathan W. Gunn, Miqin Zhang Ch. 5 Multifunctional nanoparticles for targeted imaging and therapy /Mahaveer Swaroop Bhojani, G. Ramachandra Reddy, Yong Eun Lee Koo, Martin Philbert, Raoul Kopelman, Alnawaz Rehemtulla, Brian D. Ross Ch. 6 Histogenesis of gastric and colorectal cancer observed from minute carcinomatous lesions under pathological examination /Ryo Wada Ch. 7 A multiscale approach for computational modeling of biobarriers to cancer chemotherapy via nanotechnology /Sandeep Sanga, Hermann B. Frieboes, John P. Sinek, Vittorio Cristini Ch. 8 Nanoscaled techniques in prostate cancer management : from basic research to clinic settings /Benyi Li, J. Brantley Thrasher Ch. 9 Molecular and cellular mechanisms of deregulated hematopoietic stem cell functions in chronic myeloid leukemia /Xiaoyan Jiang Ch. 10 Nanomagnetics and magnetic hyperthermia /Ching-Jen Chen, Saleh Hayek, Vrindra Mohite, Hang Yuan, Jhunu Chatterjee, Yousef Haik Ch. 11 Cell nucleus nanofactory for developing anticancer strategies /Patricia C. Abad, Sophie A. Lelievre Ch. 12 Solid tumor physiology as a target for nanomedicines /John Enrique Mata, Leslie Ann Dyal, Vincent M. Rossi, Scott Bradley Gustafson Ch. 13 Nanoparticle based photodynamic therapy for cancer treatment /Wei Chen Ch. 14 Multifunctional pharmaceutical nanocarriers /Vladimir P. Torchilin Ch. 15 Nanoparticles for treating bone cancer /Ganesan Balasundaram, Thomas J. Webster Ch. 16 Nanostructured polymers for treating bladder cancer /Thomas J. Webster, Anil Thapa, Megan Pattison, Karen M. Haberstroh Ch. 17 Nanoparticulate selenium for anticancer orthopedic implants /Derick C. Miller, Thomas J. Webster Ch. 18 Nanoparticles in immunotherapy against cancer /Dev Kumar Chatterjee, Yong Zhang Ch. 19 Nanoparticulate drug delivery systems for cancer therapy /Il Keun Kwon, Seong Hoon Jeong, Eunah Kang, Kinam Park