Kumar C. (Ed.). Nanomaterials for Cancer Therapy. Nanotechnologies for the Life Sciences. Volume 6

Wiley, 2006. - 426 p. - This first comprehensive overview brings together therapeutic oncology and nanotechnology, showing various strategic approaches to selectively eliminating cancerous cells without damaging the surrounding healthy tissue.From the contents:
Conventional chemotherapeutic drug nanoparticles for cancer treatment by L. Serpe et al.
Nanoparticles for photodynamic therapy of cancer by M.Z. Labouebe et al.
Nanoparticles for Neutron Capture Therapy of Cancer by H. Ichikawa et al.
Nano vehicles and high molecular weight delivery agents for Boron Neutron capture therapy by Gong Wu et al.
Local cancer therapy with magnetic drug targeting using magnetic nanoparticles by C. Alexiou et al.
Nanomaterials for controlled release of anticancer agents by D.K. Kim et al.
Critical analysis of cancer therapy using nanomaterials by L. Juillerat et al.
Nanoparticles for thermotherapy by A. Jordan
Ferromagnetic filled carbon nanotubes as novel and potential containers for anticancer treatment strategies by I. Mönch et al.
Lyposomes, dendrimers and other nanoparticles for targeted delivery of anticancer agents - a comparative study by Y. Zhang et al.
Colloidal systems for the delivery of anticancer agents in breast cancers and multiple Myeloma by S. Maillard et al.