Hormone Therapy in Breast and Prostate Cancer (Cancer Drug Discovery and Development)
Contributors: V. Craig Jordan (Editor); Barrington J. A. Furr (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: January 15, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 436
ISBN-13: 9780896036734
Subjects: Oncology; Pharmacology; Medical; Clinical Pharmacology; Hormones; Medical / Nursing; Hormone therapy; Endocrinology & Metabolism; Chemotherapy; Medical / Oncology; Prostate; Antagonists; Therapeutic use; Breast; Cancer; Estrogen
First sentence: The reduction of circulating steroid hormones or the blockade of steroid action in cancer tissue are primary goals in the current strategy of breast- and prostate-cancer treatment.