Molecular Basis of Breast Cancer

Prevention and Treatment
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-3-642-62270-0
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 448 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 193 mm x 242 mm, Gewicht: 894 g

This richly illustrated title provides a foundation for the biological and molecular understanding of how the mammary gland develops and how breast cancer originates. The book is extremely helpful both for clinicians treating patients and researchers looking for new avenues of development.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Russo, Irma H.

Russo, Jose

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Gynäkologie, Geburtshilfe
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Onkologie, Krebsforschung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Epidemiology of breast cancer.- The breast as a developing organ.- Endocrine control of the breast.- The role of estrogens in breast cancer.- Pathogenesis of breast cancer.- Prognostic and predictive factors in breast cancer.- The impact of the human genomic project on breast cancer.- The role of experimental models of breast cancer.- Preventive strategies in breast cancer.- New paradigms in the prevention of breast cancer.- Biological laws that determine the susceptibility and refractoriness of the breast to cancer.