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Cancer Stem Cells: Philosophy and Therapies
Lucie Laplane
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Hardback. A new therapeutic strategy could break the stalemate in the war on cancer by targeting not all cancerous cells but the small fraction that lie at the root of cancers. Lucie Laplane offers a comprehensive analysis of cancer stem cell theory, based on an original interdisciplinary approach that combines biology, biomedical history, and philosophy. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: MJCL; PDX; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
An innovative theory proposes a new therapeutic strategy to break the stalemate in the war on cancer. It is called cancer stem cell (CSC) theory, and Lucie Laplane offers a comprehensive analysis, based on an original interdisciplinary approach that combines biology, biomedical history, and philosophy. Rather than eliminating all cancerous cells-with harmful side-effects for patients-CSC theory suggests that it is sufficient to target CSCs, a small fraction of cells that lie at the root of cancers. CSCs are cancer cells that also have the defining properties of stem cells-self-renewal and differentiation. According to this theory, only CSCs and no ... Read more
An innovative theory proposes a new therapeutic strategy to break the stalemate in the war on cancer. It is called cancer stem cell (CSC) theory, and Lucie Laplane offers a comprehensive analysis, based on an original interdisciplinary approach that combines biology, biomedical history, and philosophy. Rather than eliminating all cancerous cells-with harmful side-effects for patients-CSC theory suggests that it is sufficient to target CSCs, a small fraction of cells that lie at the root of cancers. CSCs are cancer cells that also have the defining properties of stem cells-self-renewal and differentiation. According to this theory, only CSCs and no ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
532g
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674088740
SKU
V9780674088740
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About Lucie Laplane
Lucie Laplane is researcher in Philosophy of Science at University Paris I-Pantheon-Sorbonne, and at Gustave Roussy Hospital.
Reviews for Cancer Stem Cells: Philosophy and Therapies
Builds a much broader framework for understanding the biology of stem cells of all types...Laplane's rigorous analyses unveil deep semantic and conceptual problems in the field...Laplane's stemness framework should be of great value...A philosopher may indeed have straightened out the stem-cell field.
Hans Clever Nature (06/09/2016) If you had doubts about the utility of philosophy for science, read this book. ... Read more
Hans Clever Nature (06/09/2016) If you had doubts about the utility of philosophy for science, read this book. ... Read more