S.P. Ethier (Ed.)
Endocrine Oncology
Series: Contemporary Endocrinology
2000, XII, 396 p.
A product of Humana Press
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Cancers of endocrine tissues are an increasingly important public health concern
whose growing prevalence has made them the focus of intensive research in recent
years. In Endocrine Oncology, Stephen P. Ethier and a panel of leading investigators
comprehensively analyze the cellular, molecular, and endocrine factors involved 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. Also examined are the effects of steroids in prostate cancer development and
treatment, the function of growth factors in endocrine neoplasia, the actions of such
nonsteroid hormones as prolactin, and the role of the suppressor genes BRCA1 and
BRCA2. Throughout the book, the clinical relevance of scientific findings is emphasized.
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.
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