Breast Cancer Stem Cells & Therapy Resistance

• Main Author: Pham, Phuc Van (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Stem Cells,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Cancer research.; Stem cells.; Life Sciences.; Stem Cells.; Cancer Research.

This volume thoroughly examines breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs), from basic definitions to techniques for identifying, isolating, culturing, and targeting BCSCs for therapy; there is additional focus on pre-clinical and clinical results. The text begins with a discussion of breast cancer, focusing...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Introduction to Breast Cancer
• 2 Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells
• 3 Breast Cancer Stem Cell Identification and Isolation
• 4 Breast Cancer Stem Cell Culture and Proliferation
• 5 Breast Cancer Stem Cell Properties
• 6 Targeting Breast Cancer Stem Cells
• 7 Breast Cancer Stem Cells and Circulating Tumor Cells
• 8 Conclusion.