Prostate Cancer Metabolism

Prostate Cancer Metabolism: From Biochemistry to Therapeutics summarizes most of the available treatments used in order to target prostate cancer metabolism. Cancer treatments are often evaluated based on survival rates, with little or no emphasis on the patient’s quality of life during the survival time. The concepts set out in the book, that deal with cancer at the cellular/molecular level, help identify new avenues of research and treatments to pursue that do not affect well-being whilst offer consistent benefits. The book focuses on the big conundrum represented by the last stage of prostate cancer: the castration-resistant stage. It discusses lipid, cholesterol, glutamine, and glucose metabolisms and their impact on prostate cancer. Additionally, it explains how current established drugs can be repurposed to improve treatment outcomes. It is a valuable resource for cancer researchers, oncologists, clinicians and members of biomedical field who want to learn more about prostate cancer metabolism and how to apply recent findings in the field to bedside. Explains the basic aspects of prostate cancer metabolism, including its biochemistry which has a pivotal role in clinical practiceDiscusses established and new drugs for interventions on metabolism that adequately combined can be important tools for treatmentOffers practical bedside approach in combination with molecular and biochemical fundamentals to help readers identify and provide the best treatment to their patients