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COX-2 Blockade in Cancer Prevention and Therapy
Randall E. . Ed(S): Harris
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Description for COX-2 Blockade in Cancer Prevention and Therapy
Hardback. Chronicles the evidence for the chemopreventive and therapeutic effects of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors against various forms of cancer and presents opportunities for the use of COX-2 blockade in its prevention and treatment. This book reviews the clinical applications of selected NSAIDs that are immediately relevant to cancer prevention. Editor(s): Harris, Randall E. Series: Cancer Drug Discovery and Development. Num Pages: 371 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL; MMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1000.
The revelation that aspirin and aspirin-like compounds have notableantineo plastic properties has revolutionized cancer research. COX-2 Blockade in Cancer Prevention and Therapy chronicles the evidence and presents exciting new op portunities for the use of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) blockade in the prevention and treatment of cancer. The text is divided broadly into five areas. First, an historical overview documents the scientific discovery ofCOX-2 and the pharma ceutical development of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) designed for selective COX-2 inhibition. The process by which essential poly unsaturated fatty acids (PUF As) stimulate prostaglandin biosynthesis and cancer development, and its interruption by COX-2 inhibition, ... Read more
The revelation that aspirin and aspirin-like compounds have notableantineo plastic properties has revolutionized cancer research. COX-2 Blockade in Cancer Prevention and Therapy chronicles the evidence and presents exciting new op portunities for the use of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) blockade in the prevention and treatment of cancer. The text is divided broadly into five areas. First, an historical overview documents the scientific discovery ofCOX-2 and the pharma ceutical development of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) designed for selective COX-2 inhibition. The process by which essential poly unsaturated fatty acids (PUF As) stimulate prostaglandin biosynthesis and cancer development, and its interruption by COX-2 inhibition, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
371
Condition
New
Series
Cancer Drug Discovery and Development
Number of Pages
371
Place of Publication
Totowa, NJ, United States
ISBN
9781588290106
SKU
V9781588290106
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99-15
Reviews for COX-2 Blockade in Cancer Prevention and Therapy
"...a must, not only for oncologists but also for every family doctor, who is often the first to see a patient with a cancerous or precancerous or precancerous condition." -Lancet Oncology "This comprehensive and up-to-date monograph demonstrates how COX-2 inhibitors and other NSaids reduce the risk of most cancers and provides cancer investigators by a ... Read more