BML850
| BML850 | |
|---|---|
| Cancer: Diagnosis and Therapy | |
| Credits | 3 |
| Structure | 3-0-0 |
| Pre-requisites | |
| Overlaps | |
BML850 : Cancer: Diagnosis and Therapy
[edit]Cancer and its classes; Hallmarks of cancer: Evasion of Apoptosis, Limitless replicative potential, Sustained Angiogenesis, Inflammation; Causes of Cancer: Carcinogens, oncogenes, mutations, viruses, disregulation of cell cycle and the checkpoints; Tumor architecture, Importance of Hypoxia and angiogenesis in cancer; Tumor metabolism, Metastatic potential of cancer; Cancer Stem Cells and Biomarkers of Cancer; Diagnosis of cancer: Biopsy, Imaging, Endoscopy, Blood work; Therapy: Chemotherapy (small molecule, nanoparticle based), radiation, hyperthermia, immunotherapy, photodynamic, transplants and transfusions, targeted therapy, RNAi, non-invasive technologies; Resistance in Cancer; Scientific advances for understanding the origin, diagnosis and treatment of Cancer; Future prospects for cancer cure and diagnosis.