Inflammation and cancer

• Published in: Annals of African medicine Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 121 - 126
• Main Authors: Singh, Nitin, Baby, Deepak, Rajguru, Jagadish, Patil, Pankaj, Thakkannavar, Savita, Pujari, Veena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.07.2019; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
• Subjects: Alzheimer's disease; Angiogenesis; Antineoplastic agents; Asbestos; Autoimmune diseases; Biomarkers; Cancer; Cancer prevention; Cancer therapies; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic - immunology; Chemokines; Colorectal cancer; Development and progression; Diseases; Drinking (Alcoholic beverages); Drug resistance; Enzymes; Gastric cancer; Health aspects; Humans; Infection; Infections; Inflammation; Inflammation - complications; Inflammation - immunology; Macrophages - immunology; Metastasis; Multiple myeloma; Mutation; Neoplasms - etiology; Neoplasms - immunology; Neoplasms - pathology; Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; Obesity; Review; Smoking; Thrombosis; Tumor Microenvironment - immunology; Tumor necrosis factor-TNF; Tumorigenesis; Tumors; Virus diseases; inflammation; cells; Cancer

Inflammation is often associated with the development and progression of cancer. The cells responsible for cancer-associated inflammation are genetically stable and thus are not subjected to rapid emergence of drug resistance; therefore, the targeting of inflammation represents an attractive strateg...