Personalized Medicine in Cancer Genetics and Genomics: A Comprehensive Guide

Edited by Il-Jin Kim, this book is a comprehensive guide to the fields of cancer genetics and genomics for personalized medicine. It covers the latest trends in targeted therapy, precision medicine, and personalized medicine, providing insights for undergraduate and graduate students, professional researchers, and clinicians.

Key Concepts and Updates

The book covers the most up-to-date topics on personalized medicine, including recent trends in and updates on lung, gastric, liver, breast, and other types of cancers. It discusses the role of circulating tumor cell, cell-free circulating DNA, and microRNAs as new diagnostic and prognostic markers for cancer.

Emerging Fields in Cancer Treatment

The avatar mouse model is discussed for maximizing treatment efficacy and prognosis prediction, and the microenvironment as a drug resistance mechanism. The book also provides a systemic overview of personalized immunotherapies and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, followed by new emerging fields of hereditary cancer.

Comprehensive Overview

With classical and new pathological approaches, the book aims to equip readers with the knowledge to eventually contribute in developing more advanced tools and therapies for curing cancer. It is a valuable resource for those interested in understanding the key concept of personalized medicine and its applications in cancer treatment.