This book covers almost all fields of cancer genetics and genomics for personalized medicine. Surely, the one-fits-all approach does not work anymore for disease treatment. Targeted therapy or precision medicine or personalized medicine is becoming a standard for many disease treatments including cancer. However, how much do we know about the personalized medicine approach? This book will help undergraduate/graduate students, professional researchers, and clinicians to better understand the key concept of personalized medicine.

Table of Contents

Personalized Medicine for Cancer: Introduction and Overview of the Book. Personalized Medicine in Lung Cancer. Genome-Based Personalized Medicine in Liver Cancer. Applications of Circulating DNA Analysis in Personalized Medicine. Circulating Tumor Cells and Personalized Medicine. Mouse Models in Personalized Cancer Medicine. Tumor Microenvironment, Therapeutic Resistance, and Personalized Medicine. Personalized Immune Therapy. Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) for Peritoneal Malignancies. Personalized medicine in Hereditary Cancer Syndromes. Pathology in the Era of Personalized Medicine. MicroRNAs in Human Cancers. Pharmacogenomics of Tamoxifen