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Molecular endocrinology of cancer / edited by Jonathan Waxman.

Contributor(s): Series: Cancer, clinical science in practicePublication details: Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 1996.Description: ix, 428 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0521460670 (hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • QZ 200 M718 1996 M718 1996
NLM classification:
  • QZ 200 M718 1996
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Contents:
Contents Part I. The Regulation of Cancer: 1. The Type 1 Growth factor receptor family and their ligands and their role in human cancers 2. The fibroblast growth factor family and their receptors 3. The biological role of transforming growth factor-ß in cancer development 4. Bombesin and its receptor 5. Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone and its receptor 6. Cytokines Part II. The Prevention of Endocrine Dependent Tumours: 7. Familial cancer 8. Diet Part III. The Biological Basis for the Treatment of Endocrine Dependent Tumours: 9. Breast cancer: new biological approaches to treatment 10. The biological basis for the treatment of prostate cancer 11. Carcinoid tumours Part IV. Endocrine Complications of Cancer Treatment: 12. Humoral Hypercalcaemia 15. The anaemia of cancer.
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Book Open Access Book Open Access Health Sciences Library QZ 200 M718 1996 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available MBAL22010501

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Part I. The Regulation of Cancer:
1. The Type 1 Growth factor receptor family and their ligands and their role in human cancers
2. The fibroblast growth factor family and their receptors
3. The biological role of transforming growth factor-ß in cancer development
4. Bombesin and its receptor
5. Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone and its receptor
6. Cytokines

Part II. The Prevention of Endocrine Dependent Tumours:
7. Familial cancer
8. Diet

Part III. The Biological Basis for the Treatment of Endocrine Dependent Tumours:
9. Breast cancer: new biological approaches to treatment
10. The biological basis for the treatment of prostate cancer
11. Carcinoid tumours

Part IV. Endocrine Complications of Cancer Treatment:
12. Humoral Hypercalcaemia
15. The anaemia of cancer.

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