BHU EXPERTS EDIT BOOK ON GALLBLADDER CANCER, HIGHLIGHT TREATMENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR THE DISEASE

VARANASI: Leading experts of Banaras Hindu University in the field of surgery and cancer have edited a book on Gallbladder cancer highlighting the treatment options available for the disease. The book titled Gallbladder Cancer: Current Treatment Options has been edited by Prof. V. K. Shukla, Rector, BHU, and an eminent surgeon, Prof. Manoj Pandey, Gallbladder Cancer expert and Dr. Ruhi Dixit, researcher at the Department of General Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences. The book has been published by Springer Nature, Singapore.

Gallbladder cancer is one of the common neoplasms of the biliary tract, representing 80–95% of biliary tract cancers worldwide. Within India, the incidence is high in North, North-East, Central and Eastern India, and less common in South and West India. The Indo-Gangetic belt in Northern India is one of the highest affected regions and is the commonest gastrointestinal cancer in women.

The book has contributions from global authorities on the subject and encompasses pertinent discussions on the recent scientific advances enhancing the understanding of therapeutic targets for gallbladder cancer to provide opportunities for developing innovative strategies that may enhance the benefit of conventional chemotherapy.

It also focuses on identifying candidate molecules and the overall status of the targeted therapies available for gallbladder cancer, as there is an urgent need to discover new molecular targets that can guide the emergence of new treatment strategies.