Handbook of prostate cancer cell research : growth, signalling and survival / Alan T. Meridith, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Meridith, Alan T.

Series:

Cancer etiology, diagnosis, and treatments.

Cancer etiology, diagnosis and treatments series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prostate--Cancer--Molecular aspects--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Prostate.

Cancer cells--Proliferation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Cancer cells.

Cell transformation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (576 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Prostate cancer is a disease in which cancer develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. It occurs when cells of the prostate mutate and begin to multiply out of control. These cells may spread (metastasize) from the prostate to other parts of the body, especially the bones and lymph nodes. Prostate cancer may cause pain, difficulty in urinating, problems during sexual intercourse, erectile dysfunction and other symptoms. However those symptoms are present only in an advanced stage of the disease. Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy diagnosed in men and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among males. Androgens play a major role in the development of prostate cancer since males castrated during childhood do not develop this disease. Another factor known to be involved in prostate cancer development is age, since the majority of prostate cancer patients are aging men.Rates of detection of prostate cancers vary widely across the world with South and East Asia detecting less frequently than in Europe, and especially the United States. This new important handbook gathers the latest research from around the globe in this field.

Contents:

Natural products action on prostate cancer cell growth, signaling and survival / Jorge A. R. Salvador ... [et al.]

Molecular imaging in prostate cancer : [11c]choline PET/CT / M. Picchio ... [et al.]

The stem cell paradigm and its application to prostate cancer : an old and yet still young idea / Krassimira Todorova ... [et al.]

Interactions between the androgen receptor and other signaling pathways implicated in prostate cancer growth and development / Oluwakemi Obajimi ... [et al.]

Prostate stem cells and cell differentiation / Guadalupe Aparicio Gallego ... [et al.]

Organoselenium compounds : a promising prospect in prostate cancer therapy / Carmen Sanmartin and Juan Antonio Palop

Origin of oscillations in molecular mechanism of radioresistance of prostate carcinoma cells : implications for successful therapy / Petar M. Mitrasinovic

Post-translational regulation of androgen receptor in proliferation of prostate cancer cells / Shigetsugu Hatakeyama

Cytotoxic effects of rhenium (I) carbonyl complexes on prostate cancer cell lines / Dejene K. Orsa ... [et al.]

The role of cox-2 in prostate carcinoma : therapeutical implications / Diaz Prado S. ... [et al.]

Cell cycle signaling networks in prostate cancer : E2F target genes play a predominant role in radiation response and are potentially co-regulated by p53 and WT1 / Kamini Singh ... [et al.]

Molecular genetic alterations in prostate cancer microenvironment / Tatiana V. Kekeeva ... [et al.]

Prostate cancer cell growth and death : complex roles of pro- and anti-oncogenic protein signaling / Qun Lu ... [et al.]

Key role of bone microenvironment on prostate cancer bone metastasis : the tumor sanctuary and source of prostate cancer cell survival, migration, and development in bone / Mori, K. ... [et al.]

Prostate cancer : are we close to knowing the disease? / B. Shannan ... [et al.]

Implications of lysophosphatidic acid signaling and receptor-mediated mechanisms contributing to the development of prostate carcinoma / Mandi M. Murph

Redox state and prostate cancer behavior / Luksana Chaiswing ... [et al.]

Telomerase mRNA detection in serum of patients with prostate cancer / Luca Dalle Carbonare ... [et al.]

Piezoelectric interaction with prostatic crystalloids may explain the relationship between environmental electromagnetic field and prostate cancer / Kamyar Ghabili ... [et al.]

Developments, directions, and problems in the management of prostate cancer / Oluwakemi Obajimi ... [et al.].

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61728-435-1