Cancer Biomarkers ― Non-invasive Early Diagnosis and Prognosis

This book classifies the available tumor marker according to their principal characteristics and relative methodologies. It presents and discusses the use of the principal tumor markers available for the management of specific cancers (brain, head and neck, oral, gastrointestinal, lung and mesotelioma, urological, gynecological, thyroid, hematological and melanoma). Each chapter represents one type of cancer and is written by physicians or scientists from various countries who blend their clinical experience and scientific expertise in new technologies to provide a definitive account of cancer biomarker discoveries.

Debmalya Barh (MSc, MTech, MPhil, PhD, PGDM) is the founder and president of the Institute of Integrative Omics and Applied Biotechnology (IIOAB), India. He is a consultant biotechnologist and an active researcher in integrative omics–based biomarkers, targeted drug discovery, and personalized medicine in cancer, neurodisorders, and cardiovascular, infectious, and metabolic diseases. He works with nearly 400 esteemed researchers from 30–35 countries and he has more than 100 high-impact publications. He has edited ten books in the field of omics. He also serves as an editorial and review board member for several highly respected international journals.

Dr. Angelo Carpi is a clinical professor of medicine at the Pisa University Medical School, Pisa, Italy. He received his MD and postgraduate diplomas in internal medicine and nuclear medicine from the University of Pisa and his diploma of qualification on peptide hormones from the Collegio Medico Giuridico-Scuola Normale Superiore and the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy. His clinical practice and research included thyroid and breast tumors. He has authored about 300 publications included in PubMed. He is a member of the editorial boards of international journals such as Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy and Frontiers in Bioscience.

Dr. Mukesh Verma is a program director and chief in the Methods and Technologies Branch (MTB), Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program (EGRP) of the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Verma received his MSc from Pantnagar University and his PhD from Banaras Hindu University. He did postdoctoral research at George Washington University and was a faculty member at Georgetown University. He has published 128 research articles, book chapters, and reviews, and has edited three books in the field of cancer epigenetics and epidemiology.

Mehmet Gunduz, MD, PhD, is a professor of otolaryngology and medical genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Turgut Ozal University, Turkey. He graduated from Medical School Hacettepe University in 1990, and completed his residency in otolaryngology at the same university. He received his PhD from Okayama University and Wakayama Medical University, Japan, and is medical board certified from both the Turkish and Japanese certification authorities. One of the pioneers in identifying ING family tumor suppressors, Dr. Gunduz has contributed to more than 150 international publications, 3,000 citations, several book chapters, and over 200 presentations in national and international conferences.