Breast cancer : prognosis, treatment, and prevention / / edited by Jorge R. Pasqualini

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Marcel Dekker, , 2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (659 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.99/449; 616.99449
• Soggetto topico: Breast - Cancer; Breast - Cancer - Treatment
• Soggetto genere / forma: Bibliographies.
• Altri autori: PasqualiniJorge R
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1. Mechanisms Involved in Carcinogenesis of the Breast; Chapter 2. The Fetus, Pregnancy, and Breast Cancer; Chapter 3. Control of Proliferation in the Normal and Neoplastic Breast; Chapter 4. Prognostic and Predictive Factors and Targets for Therapy in Breast Cancer; Chapter 5. Inhibition of Cell Growth and Induction of Apoptosis; Chapter 6. The Importance of the Estrogen Receptor in Breast Cancer; Chapter 7. The Selective Estrogen Enzyme Modulators (SEEM) in Breast Cancer ; Chapter 8. Aromatase Inhibitors and Their Application to the Treatment of Breast CancerChapter 9. Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulation; Chapter 10. Cathepsin D in Breast Cancer-20 Years Later; Chapter 11. The Breast Cancer Phenotype and Endocrine Response: Implications for New Drug Development Initiatives; Chapter 12. Recent Developments in the Hormonal Treatment of Breast Cancer; Chapter 13. Hormone Replacement Therapy, the Menopause, and Breast Cancer; Chapter 14. Adjuvant Therapy of Breast Cancer in Premenopausal Women: Hormone Therapy, Chemotherapy, or Both? ; Chapter 15. Cytotoxic Therapy and Other Nonhormonal Approaches for the Treatment of Metastatic Breast CancerChapter 16. Management of Locally Advanced Breast Cancer; Chapter 17. Angiogenesis Research: Possible Prognostic and Therapeutic Applications in Breast Cancer; Chapter 18. Phytoestrogens and Breast Cancer; Chapter 19. BRCA1, BRCA2, and Hereditary Breast Cancer; Index; About the Editor
• Sommario/riassunto: This reference examines the biological factors and genetic and molecular pathways potentially responsible for the development and progression of breast cancer-analyzing the latest therapeutic strategies as well as breakthroughs in endocrine treatments, angiogenesis, and non-hormonal approaches to predict, control, and inhibit the formation and growth of cancerous cells.
• Titolo autorizzato: Breast cancer
• ISBN: 0-429-22171-1; 1-135-56177-X; 1-280-20451-6; 9780824743989; 9786610204519; 0-203-90924-0; 0-8247-4398-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910708106103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II