Breast cancer : molecular genetics, pathogenesis, and therapeutics /
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| Imprint: | Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, c1999. |
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| Description: | xiii, 582 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Contemporary cancer research |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3617649 |
Table of Contents:
- I. Etiology: Genetic Changes Associated with Breast Cancer. 1. The Estrogen Receptor and Breast Cancer / R. K. Hansen and S. A. W. Fuqua. 2. Epidermal Growth Factor-Related Peptides and Their Cognate Receptors in Breast Cancer / Isabel Martinez-Lacaci, Caterina Bianco and Marta De Santis [et al.]. 3. The Role of Fibroblast Growth Factors in Breast Cancer Pathogenesis and Progression / Francis G. Kern. 4. Transforming Growth Factor-[beta] and Breast Cancer / Katri M. Koli and Carlos L. Arteaga. 5. The Insulin-Like Growth Factor Network and Breast Cancer / Matthew J. Ellis. 6. Molecular Alterations in Breast Cancer / Ivan Bergstein. 7. Apoptosis and the Development of Breast Cancer / Priscilla A. Furth. 8. WNT Genes and Breast Cancer / Ivan Bergstein and Anthony M. C. Brown. 9. Hereditary Breast Cancer Genes / Lynda B. Bennett, Joel D. Taurog and Anne M. Bowcock. 10. Biological Functions of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 Proteins / Helen K. Chew, Andrew A. Farmer and Wen-Hwa Lee. 11. Psychosocial Issues in BRCA1/2 Testing / Caryn Lerman and Beth N. Peshkin
- II. Biology of Tumor Progression: Breast Cancer Metastasis. 12. Nm23, Breast Differentiation, and Cancer Metastasis / Patricia S. Steeg, Melanie T. Hartsough and Susan E. Clare. 13. Role of Integrins in the Development and Malignancy of the Breast / Edward C. Rosfjord and Robert B. Dickson. 14. Matrix Metalloproteinases in the Pathogenesis of Breast Cancer / John R. MacDougall and Lynn M. Matrisian. 15. The Urokinase Plasminogen Activation System in Breast Cancer / Anders N. Pedersen, Claus Holst-Hansen and Thomas L. Frandsen [et al.]. 16. Angiogenesis in Breast Cancer: Role in Biology, Tumor Progression, and Prognosis / Giampietro Gasparini
- III. Therapeutics and Diagnostics: Diagnosis. 17. Cytogenetic Approaches to Breast Cancer / Sverre Heim, Manuel R. Teixeira and Nikos Pandis. 18. Current and Future Directions in Surgical and Chemotherapeutic Approaches to Breast Cancer Treatment / George N. Peters. 19. Breast Cancer Therapy Using Monoclonal Antibodies Against Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and HER-2 / Zhen Fan and John Mendelsohn. 20. Towards the Therapeutic Targeting of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Breast Cancer / Erik W. Thompson and George W. Sledge, Jr. 21. MUC1 Mucin as a Tumor Antigen in Breast Cancer / Pawel Ciborowski, Elisabeth M. Hiltbold and Simon M. Barratt-Boyes [et al.]. 22. Aromatase Inhibitors and the Role of Hormonal Therapy in Breast Cancer / Kendall E. Donaldson Herschler and Angela Brodie. 23. Drug Resistance in Breast Cancer / Devchand Paul and Kenneth H. Cowan. 24. Smoking as a Risk Factor for Breast Cancer / Christine B. Ambrosone and Peter G. Shields. 25. The Estrogenicity of Selected Nutrients, Phytochemicals, Pesticides, and Pollutants: Their Potential Roles in Breast Cancer / Leena Hilakivi-Clarke, Bruce Trock and Robert Clarke.
