
Lung Cancer and Environmental Toxicants
- 1st Edition - May 30, 2025
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Kamal Dua, Gaurav Gupta, Ronan MacLoughlin, Sachin Kumar Singh, Asif Ahmad Bhat
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 0 1 2 0 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 0 1 2 1 - 6
Lung Cancer and Environmental Toxicants aims to explore the intricate relationship between lung cancer and environmental toxicants, shedding light on a hidden link that demand… Read more
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- Unlocks the intricate nexus between lung cancer and environmental toxicants, offering an unprecedented exploration of complex mechanisms and interactions for advancing research in oncology and environmental health
- Takes a global perspective on lung cancer and environmental toxicants, considering the prevalence of the disease and its causes in different regions of the world, as well as addressing the challenges faced by developing nations
- Presents rigorous, evidence-based research on the effects of toxicants on the human lung, ensuring the book’s indispensability
2. Environmental toxicants
3. Environmental toxicants and lung cancer
4. Chemical substances linked to lung cancer
5. Asbestos and lung cancer
6. Arsenic and lung cancer
7. Benzene and lung cancer
8. Cadmium and lung cancer
9. Nickel and lung cancer
10. Uranium and lung cancer
11. Formaldehyde and lung cancer
12. Carbon tetrachloride and lung cancer
13. Industrial emissions and pollutants linked to lung cancer
14. Ionizing and non-ionizing radiation linked to lung cancer
15. Household smoke and secondhand smoke linked to lung cancer
16. Prevention Strategies for lung cancer
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 30, 2025
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
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Kamal Dua
Kamal Dua is an Associate Professor in the Discipline of Pharmacy at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Dr Dua has been recognised and named as one of Australia’s Top 250 researchers in 2025 and 2024 in Research Magazine by “The Australian” in the research discipline of Health and Medical sciences, and #1/research leader in the area of Pharmacology and Pharmacy (2025) and Toxicology (2024) respectively. With over 17 years of research experience, he has specialised in drug delivery targeting inflammatory diseases. Additionally, Dr Dua also leads drug delivery research at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research. In this role, he focuses on advancing targets identified in research projects to develop innovative formulations, taking the first steps toward clinical translation. Dr Dua’s research encompasses two complementary areas: drug delivery and immunology. His work explores how these disciplines can mutually benefit, contributing to the goal of promoting longer and healthier lives for the community. His commitment to synergy is reflected in his extensive publication record in reputable journals. Dr Dua’s research interests are centered on harnessing the pharmaceutical potential of modulating critical regulators, such as interleukins and microRNAs. He also specialises in developing new and effective drug delivery formulations for managing inflammation in chronic airway diseases and cancer.
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Gaurav Gupta
Prof. Dr. Gaurav Gupta is an Adjunct Research Professor at the Centre for Global Health Research at Ajman University, UAE and the Centre for Research Impact & Outcome at Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Rajpura. Dr. Gupta's research interests lie in molecular mechanisms of receptor biology, epigenetics, and behavioral pharmacology. He has a distinguished record of over 700 publications in peer-reviewed international journals, amassing a cumulative impact factor of over 5000. His scholarly work has garnered more than 20,000 citations, reflecting his significant contributions to the field. With an h-index of 67 and an i10-index of 400, Dr. Gupta’s research has been widely recognized and respected within the scientific community. His academic and research achievements have earned him a place among the world's top 2% of scientists, a distinction he has held since 2020, as per the Stanford University database. This recognition underscores his global impact and influence in the scientific community. Dr. Gupta has also authored and edited several influential books, including titles such as "Targeting Epigenetics in Inflammatory Lung Diseases" and "Microbiome in Inflammatory Lung Diseases," published by Springer. Throughout his career, Dr. Gupta has demonstrated a solid commitment to innovation in education and research. He has been actively involved in designing new experiments in pharmacology to enhance student learning and has embraced e-learning tools to foster student engagement. His teaching methodology incorporates a blend of traditional and modern techniques, ensuring that his students are well-prepared for the challenges of the pharmaceutical sciences. Dr. Gupta’s achievements have been recognized with several awards, including the Young Scientist Award 2019 and the Innovative Researcher Award from the Association of Pharmacy Professionals in 2017.
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Ronan MacLoughlin
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Sachin Kumar Singh
Dr. Sachin Kumar Singh, is working as professor and head of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Quality Assurance at School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, India. He is an honorary professor at Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), School of Public Health, University of Technology Sydney, Australia and School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, 47500 Sunway City, Malaysia. He has 14 years of teaching and research experience. Dr. Singh has completed one DST-SERB funded project on development of SNEDDS of Polypeptide-k for treatment of diabetes mellitus. He has published 500 plus research papers with cumulative impact of 1500 plus, authored 5 books and 25 book chapters. He has 10 granted patents to his credit. He is expert in development of novel drug delivery systems, synbiotics based formulations, analytical and bioanalytical method development and BA-BE studies. He has graduated 17 PhD students and 35 M Pharmacy students and currently graduating 3 masters and 6 PhD students. He is also featured under top 2% scientists of world as per the list of 2021, 2022 and 2023, published by Stanford University, USA. Currently his “h” index is 48 with 11000 plus citations. He is a recipient various national awards including Dr. B.C. Deb memorial award for popularization of science-2020 (honoured by Indian Science Congress Association), Bharat Shiksha Ratan Award-2014 (by Global Society for Health and Educational Growth, Delhi, India) and Bharat Gaurav Puraskar-2022 (by KTK outstanding achievers and education foundation, New Delhi) and Distinguished Alumnus Award (by Sree Siddaganga College of Pharmacy, Tumakuru, Karnataka).
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Asif Ahmad Bhat
Dr. Asif Ahmad Bhat is an Assistant Professor at the Uttaranchal Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dehradun, India. His research interests include pharmacological screening methods, neuropharmacology, cancer therapeutics, and non-coding RNAs. Dr. Bhat has an impressive record of over 50 publications in peer-reviewed international journals, including those by Elsevier, Wiley, and Springer, with over 1500 citations, reflecting his substantial contributions to the field. Dr. Bhat's scholarly work has received recognition in the scientific community, with multiple high-impact publications exploring the pyroptotic role of Caspase-3/GSDME in cancer, the molecular role of Sirtuin 1 in aging, and polysaccharide-based nanomedicines for lung cancer. His work has been cited widely, highlighting his influence in advancing pharmaceutical sciences. Dr. Bhat has been recognized with several awards, including Excellence in Research (2023) and Best e-Poster Presenter at the International Conference on Health Science and Technology (AICHST) in Malaysia (2023). He is also a certified GPAT (2017) achiever with an AIR 140.