Buch, Englisch, 440 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 864 g
Volume 1, Part 2, Endocrine Therapies
Buch, Englisch, 440 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 864 g
Reihe: Cancer: Clinical Science in Practice
ISBN: 978-0-521-46067-5
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
One third of human cancers have a hormonal basis. Breast cancer, the most common cancer of women, is increasing in incidence in many countries, as, in epidemic proportions, is prostate cancer, the second most common cancer of men. Concurrently, the development of molecular biology has led to a refinement of the definition of hormones to include the complex interaction between tumour cells and both locally and distantly secreted factors. This volume in the series Cancer: Clinical Science in Practice considers the many aspects of hormonally dependent cancer, including the molecular basis for the autocrine and paracrine regulation of cancer, molecular strategies for cancer detection, preventive strategies in limiting the epidemic of hormonally related cancers, and new treatment approaches. Concise and authoritative, volumes in this series are intended for a wide audience of clinicians and researchers with an interest in the application of biomedical science to the understanding and management of cancer.
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Fachgebiete
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Bildgebende Verfahren, Nuklearmedizin, Strahlentherapie Nuklearmedizin, PET, Radiotherapie
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Onkologie, Krebsforschung
Weitere Infos & Material
Part I. The Regulation of Cancer: 1. Growth factor receptor family and their ligands and their role in human cancers; 2. The fibroblast growth factor family and their receptors; 3. The biological role of transforming growth factor-ß in cancer development; 4. Bombesin and its receptor; 5. Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone and its receptor; 6. The metalloproteinases and their inhibitors; 7. Steroid hormones and their receptors; 8. Cytokines; Part II. The Prevention of Endocrine Dependent Tumours: 9. Familial cancer; 10. Diet; Part III. The Biological Basis for the Treatment of Endocrine Dependent Tumours: 11. Breast cancer: new biological approaches to treatment; 12. The biological basis for the treatment of prostate cancer; 13. Carcinoid tumours; Part IV. Complications of Cancer Treatment: 14. Hypercalcaemia; 15. The anaemia of cancer.
