Autophagy in tumor and tumor microenvironment

This book deals with the paradoxical role of autophagy in tumor suppression and tumor promotion in cancer cells. Autophagy plays opposing, context-dependent roles in tumors; accordingly, strategies based on inhibiting or stimulating autophagy could offer as potential cancer therapies.

The book elucidates the physiological role of autophagy in modulating cancer metastasis, which is the primary caus...