akademisyen yayınevi, Ankara, 2020
PREFACE
According to the oldest known records, cancer, which has
more than 100 species starting from Egypt in 3000 BC, is among
the reasons for the main lines of the studies carried out by many
researchers; increases in the number of incidence and deaths,
complex structure, advantages and disadvantages, and at the
same time, these options are open to developments with the help
of biotechnology.
So what is cancer? It occurs when cells in any part of the body
begin to divide, multiply and accumulate in an uncontrolled way
due to genetic and environmental factors, and at the same time
contain the potential to spread to distant tissues and organs and
prevent these tissues and organs from performing their functions
by suppressing their functions; it is a disease not only biological
but also psychological, social and with economic dimensions. The
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) states that
by 2030, cancer may be placed first in the list of causes of death.
At this point, increasing the success rates of cancers determined by various standards is related to remembering that it is
an individual illness. Because despite all approaches in cancer
treatment, each individual has a different DNA structure, division, and control of cells is under the control of genes, and cancer
cells are competent cells with their metabolism. Therefore, it is
not surprising that individuals respond differently to treatments.
Approaches to cancer, standardized treatments, studies, and
articles on cancer provide an endless resource on cancer definition, standards, occurrence and development, mechanisms, new
immunological and biological treatment methods including experimental treatments, and many other related topics. This book
aims to bring together the long and detailed researches required
to reach accurate and straightforward information in one place,
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to create a bridge between complex information, to provide a detailed perspective on each stage of cancer and cancer stem cells,
To give information by comparing experimental treatment methods.