Hormone Therapy in Breast and Prostate Cancer

436 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

An Introduction to the Regulation of Sex Steroids for the Treatment of Cancer.- An Introduction to the Regulation of Sex Steroids for the Treatment of Cancer.- Preclinical Antiestrogens.- Antiestrogens and the Cell Cycle.- Drug Resistance to Antiestrogens.- Mechanisms of Liver Carcinogenesis by Antiestrogens.- The Effects of Triphenylethylene Antiestrogens on Parameters of Multistage Hepatocarcinogenesis in the Rat.- Preclinical Studies of Raloxifene and Related Compounds.- Pure Antiestrogens.- Antiestrogens: Clinical.- Tamoxifen for the Treatment of Breast Cancer.- Clinical Utility of New Antiestrogens.- Breast-Cancer Prevention with Antiestrogens.- Inhibition of Estrogen Synthesis.- Aromatase Inhibitors.- Clinical Utility of Aromatase Inhibitors.- LH-RH Agonists for the Treatment of Breast Cancer.- Androgens and Androgen Withdrawal.- Molecular Action of Androgens.- Steroidal Antiandrogens.- Nonsteroidal Antiandrogens.- LH-RH Agonist Role in Prostate Cancer Management.- Perspective on Progress.- Recent Progress in Breast Cancer Research.

• Reihe: Cancer Drug Discovery and Development
• Themen: Medizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Krankheiten und Störungen Onkologie
• ISBN: 9781607614715
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 28.09.2009
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Humana
• Herausgegeben von: Jordan V. Craig, B. J. A. Furr