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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pasqualini, Jorge R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Breast--Cancer.

Breast.

Breast Neoplasms--therapy.

Breast Neoplasms.

Medical Subjects:

Breast Neoplasms--therapy.

Breast Neoplasms.

Physical Description:

xxi, 634 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Marcel Dekker, [2002]

Contents:

1. Mechanisms Involved in Carcinogenesis of the Breast / Jose Russo, Irma H. Russo 1

2. The Fetus, Pregnancy, and Breast Cancer / Jorge R. Pasqualini 19

3. Control of Proliferation in the Normal and Neoplastic Breast / Robert B. Clarke, Anthony Howell, Elizabeth Anderson 73

4. Prognostic and Predictive Factors and Targets for Therapy in Breast Cancer / Jan G. M. Klijn, Els M. J. J. Berns, John A. Foekens 93

5. Inhibition of Cell Growth and Induction of Apoptosis / Bent Formby, T. S. Wiley 125

6. The Importance of the Estrogen Receptor in Breast Cancer / Rachel Schiff, Suzanne A. W. Fuqua 149

7. The Selective Estrogen Enzyme Modulators (SEEM) in Breast Cancer / Jorge R. Pasqualini, Gerard S. Chetrite 187

8. Aromatase Inhibitors and Their Application to the Treatment of Breast Cancer / Angela M. H. Brodie 251

9. Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulation / Anait S. Levenson, V. Craig Jordan 271

10. Cathepsin D in Breast Cancer

20 Years Later / Henri Rochefort, J. F. Rouayrenc, Pascal Roger 287

11. The Breast Cancer Phenotype and Endocrine Response: Implications for New Drug Development Initiatives / Julia M. W. Gee, Robert I. Nicholson 301

12. Recent Developments in the Hormonal Treatment of Breast Cancer / Irene M. Boeddinghaus, Mitch Dowsett 343

13. Hormone Replacement Therapy, the Menopause, and Breast Cancer / Jo Marsden 373

14. Adjuvant Therapy of Breast Cancer in Premenopausal Women: Hormone Therapy, Chemotherapy, or Both? / Moise Namer 405

15. Cytotoxic Therapy and Other Nonhormonal Approaches for the Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer / Joseph A. Sparano 417

16. Management of Locally Advanced Breast Cancer / Ummekalsoom R. Malik, Joseph A. Sparano 473

17. Angiogenesis Research: Possible Prognostic and Therapeutic Applications in Breast Cancer / Giampietro Gasparini 497

18. Phytoestrogens and Breast Cancer / Herman Adlercreutz, Witold Mazur, Satu-Maarit Heinonen, Katariina Stumpf 527

19. BRCA-1, BRCA-2, and Hereditary Breast Cancer / Betsy A. Bove, Roland L. Dunbrack, Jr., Andrew K. Godwin 555.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0824707125

OCLC:

49942991