Endocrine Oncology (Contemporary Endocrinology)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: June 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 395
ISBN-13: 9780896036215
Subjects: Endocrinology; Oncology; Medical / Nursing; Cancer; Medical Endocrinology; Diseases - Diabetes; Medical; physiopathology; Endocrinology & Metabolism; Medical / Oncology; Endocrine Gland Neoplasms; Breast Neoplasms; Endocrine glands
First sentence: It is taken for granted that the ovarian steroid, estrogen, is required for normal human breast development and tumorigenesis, but we still do not know exactly how this steroid exerts its effects, or even exactly what these effects are.
Description: Stephen P. Ethier and a panel of leading investigators comprehensively analyze the cellular, molecular, and endocrine factors in the development of cancers of the breast, prostate, endometrium, and ovary. Concentrating on defining the most important unresolved issues in the field, the authors review how steroid hormones function to regulate normal mammary gland homeostasis in humans, with particular emphasis on the roles of estrogen, progesterone, and growth factors. Comprehensive and up-to-date, Endocrine Oncology offers both basic and clinical researchers not only the latest molecular and cellular findings on endocrine cancers, but also a powerful critical analysis that will prove invaluable to all endocrinologists and oncologists working in the area today.