Preface -- I. The Biology of Cancer Stem Cells -- Cancer Stem Cells: A Quick Walk through the Concepts -- Cytokine Networks and Cancer Stem Cells -- Implications of CXCR4/CXCL12 Interaction for Cancer Stem Cell Maintenance and Cancer Progression -- Non-coding RNAs in Cancer and Cancer Stem Cells. Self-renewal Pathways in Mammary Stem Cells and Carcinogenesis II. Cancer Stem Cells in Human Malignancies -- Breast Cancer Stem Cells -- Lung Cancer Stem Cells -- Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells -- Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells -- Glioblastoma Cancer Stem Cells -- Head and Neck Cancer Stem -- Leukemic and Lymphoid Stem Cells -- Leukemic Stem Cells in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia -- III. Novel Approaches for Targeting Cancer Stem Cells -- Targeting Key Stemness-Related Pathways in Human Cancers -- Targeting Cancer Stem Cells and the Tumor Microenvironment -- Cancer Stem Cells and Chemoresistance: Strategies to Overcome Therapeutic Resistance -- Cancer Stem Cells and Tumor Radioresistance -- Therapeutic Implications of Cancer Stem Cell: Challenges and Opportunities in Translational Studies. Index.