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Hormonal Carcinogenesis V

  • A special emphasis will continue to be placed on the two major endocrine-related cancers, that is, breast and prostate.
  • Other highly relevant cancers to be addressed are ovarian and endometrial.
  • Emerging fields that will be examined are colon, lung, and pancreatic cancers in relation to hormones

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 617)

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Table of contents (65 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xlvi
  2. State of the Art Speakers

    1. Ovarian Cancer: Linking Genomics to New Target Discovery and Molecular Markers — The Way Ahead

      • Bryan T. Hennessy, Mandi Murph, Meera Nanjundan, Mark Carey, Nelly Auersperg, Jonas Almeida et al.
      Pages 23-40
    2. Cdk1, Plks, Auroras, and Neks: The Mitotic Bodyguards

      • Patrick Salaun, Yoann Rannou, Prigent Claude
      Pages 41-56
  3. Celluar Origins of Endocrine-related Cancers

    1. Stem Cells, Hormones, and Mammary Cancer

      • Gilbert H. Smith
      Pages 69-78
    2. The Origin of Estrogen Receptor α-Positive and α-Negative Breast Cancer

      • Robert B. Clarke, Andrew H. Sims, Anthony Howell
      Pages 79-86
  4. New Developments in Steroid Receptor Interactions

    1. Regulation of Hormone Signaling by Nuclear Receptor Interacting Proteins

      • Vanessa Duong, Patrick Augereau, Eric Badia, Stéphan Jalaguier, Vincent Cavailles
      Pages 121-127
    2. Dynamics of Estrogen Receptor-mediated Transcriptional Activation of Responsive Genes In Vivo: Apprehending Transcription in Four Dimensions

      • Raphaël Métivier, Guillaume Huet, Rozenn Gallais, Laurence Finot, Fabien Petit, Christophe Tiffoche et al.
      Pages 129-138
    3. Expression of Estrogen Receptors α and β in Early Steps of Human Breast Carcinogenesis

      • Pascal Roger, Majida Esslimani-Sahla, Christophe Delfour, Gwendal Lazennec, Henri Rochefort, Thierry Maudelonde
      Pages 139-148
  5. Risk Assessment and Relevant Early Biomarkers

    1. Ovulation and Ovarian Cancer

      • Stephen G. Hillier, Michael T. Rae, Oliver Gubbay
      Pages 171-178
    2. Prostate Cancer Susceptibility Loci: Finding the Genes

      • Elanie A. Ostrander, Bo Johannesson
      Pages 179-190
  6. Novel Strategies for Preventing and Treatment of Endocrine-related Cancers

    1. Strategy for the Application of Therapy in Prostate Cancer

      • Christopher J. Logothetis
      Pages 193-199
    2. Response and Resistance to the Endocrine Prevention of Breast Cancer

      • Anthony Howell, Nigel J. Bundred, Jack Cuzick, D. Craig Allred, Robert Clarke
      Pages 201-211

About this book

Information gathered from cell-free systems, cell cultures, animal models, and human studies, together will (1) provide important insights to our understanding of hormonal cancer causation, development, and prevention; (2) be the primary objective of these Symposia.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Medical Center Department of Pharmacology, University of Kansas, Kansas City, USA

    Jonathan J. Li, Sara A. Li

  • Division of Cancer Biology, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, USA

    Suresh Mohla

  • Hormone and Cancer Unit, U540, Montpellier University and INSERM, Montpellier, France

    Henri Rochefort

  • Department of Cell Biology, Montpellier University 1-INSERM, U540 Hospital Arnaud de Villeneuve, Montpellier, France

    Thierry Maudelonde

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Softcover Book USD 219.99
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