EAN: 9783319220192

SPRINGERBRIEFS IN STEM CELLS BREAST CANCER ST...

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 especially on the limitations of current therapies in its treatment.
The subsequent chapters introduce and compare stem cells and cancer stem cells  describe
properties and isolation techniques of BCSCs  and examine BCSC-targeting approaches. The text
concludes with a discussion of controversy surrounding the BCSC hypothesis and of future
research directions. Breast Cancer Stem Cells & Therapy Resistance  part of the SpringerBriefs
in Stem Cells series  provides a succinct yet comprehensive overview of BCSCs for advanced
students  graduate students and researchers as well as those working with breast cancer or stem
cells in a clinical setting.

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