Halocynthiaxanthin and fucoxanthinol isolated from Halocynthia roretzi induce apoptosis in human leukemia, breast and colon cancer cells

Product DescriptionThis digital document is a journal article from Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C, published by Elsevier in . The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Description: The sea squirt Halocynthia roretzi metabolizes fucoxanthin, and subsequently [...]

Focus On Leukemia Research

Product DescriptionThis new book brings together leading research from around the globe. Leukaemia is cancer that begins in blood cells. In people with leukaemia, the bone marrow produces abnormal white blood cells. The abnormal cells are leukaemia cells. At first, leukaemia cells function almost normally. In time, they may crowd out normal white blood cells, [...]

Focus On Leukemia Research

Product DescriptionThis new book brings together leading research from around the globe. Leukaemia is cancer that begins in blood cells. In people with leukaemia, the bone marrow produces abnormal white blood cells. The abnormal cells are leukaemia cells. At first, leukaemia cells function almost normally. In time, they may crowd out normal white blood cells, [...]

Experimental Leukemia and Mammary Cancer: Induction, Prevention, Cure

Product DescriptionCharles Brenton Huggins won the Nobel prize in 1966 for his extensive work in cancer research. He has spent fifty years at the laboratory bench exploring the nature of this disease in an attempt to understand and control it. In this volume, based almost exclusively on experiments conducted over the past twenty years at [...]

Drug Resistance in Leukemia and Lymphoma III

Product DescriptionThis volume covers all important aspects of drug resistance in leukemia and lymphoma. General mechanisms of resistance are discussed, including the drug resistance related proteins, MRP (multi drug resistance protein) and LRP (lung resistance protein), and the role of glutathione and glutathione-S-transferases, as well as drug-specific mechanisms of resistance, [...]

Drug Resistance in Leukemia and Lymphoma II

Product DescriptionIn the last decade many studies have been performed in the field of drug resistance. This book reviews the current status and indicates future directions of such studies. Both laboratory scientists and clinicians have recognized the importance of drug resistance for the clinical outcome of patients with leukemia and lymphoma. New in vitro cell [...]

Drug Resistance in Leukemia &

Product DescriptionThe last ten years have seen the publication of a vast amount of data regarding cellular resistance to drugs in cancer cells. Recent studies have demonstrated that drug resistance assays appear to be predictive of clinical response and suggest that clinicians should now be considering the potential applications of these assays in the treatment [...]

Chemotherapy: Arsphenamine, History of cancer chemotherapy, Acute myeloid leukemia, Alkylating antineoplastic agent, Anthracycline, Monoclonal antibodies, Paclitaxel, Docetaxel, Doxorubicin

Product DescriptionChemotherapy – Arsphenamine, History of cancer chemotherapy, Acute myeloid leukemia, Alkylating antineoplastic agent, Anthracycline, Monoclonal antibodies, Paclitaxel, Docetaxel, Doxorubicin, Bleomycin, Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, Port (medical), Granisetron, Ondansetron, Post-chemotherapy cognitive impairment, Mucositis, Vinorelbine… More >>

The Cancer Code: How a Journey through Leukemia Led to Software that Changed the Way People Work

Product DescriptionWhen all attempts to cure his life-threatening illness fail, a young computer programmer decides to leave behind a legacy; software that, by reflecting the way the human minds works, brings tremendous gains in creativity and productivity. Working from an isolation room of a German cancer ward, the man writes his digital epitaph—then survives. Undaunted [...]

Acute Myelogenous Leukemia: Genetics, Biology and Therapy

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Product DescriptionAcute myelogenous leukemia (AML), is the most common form of leukemia in adults. AML is a deadly form of malignancy, the prognosis for which has not improved in the last two decades. More importantly, it is a malignancy that is seen in older adults, therefore [...]