Title | Breast Cancer: Biological and Clinical Progress [electronic resource] : Proceedings of the Conference of the International Association for Breast Cancer Research, St. Vincent, Aosta Valley, Italy, May 26-29, 1991 / edited by L. Dogliotti, A. Sapino, G. Bussolati |
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Imprint | Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1992 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3494-5 |
Descript | XIX, 311 p. online resource |
I. Activation of Cellular Oncogenes -- 1. The Role of Oncogenes and Onco-Suppressor Genes in Human Breast Cancer -- 2. Expression of the MET Oncogene in Human Tumors -- 3. c-erbB-2, a Tyrosine Kinase Growth Factor Receptor and its Role in Breast Cancer -- 4. Mammary Morphogenesis and Oncogenes -- II. Polypeptides and Growth Factors Expression -- 5. Interdependence of Hormones and Growth Factors in Lobulo-Alveolar Development of the Mammary Gland and Tumorigenesis -- 6. The Role of Estrogen Regulated Secreted Proteins for Growth Regulation of Human Breast Cancer -- 7. The Prolactin-lnducible Protein / Gross Cystic Disease Fluid Protein (PIP/GCDFP-15): Genetic Analysis and Hormonal Regulation of Gene Expression -- III. Mammary Epithelium and Stroma in Vivo and in Vitro -- 8. Role of RAS Oncogene in Human Breast Cancer: an Experimental Approach -- 9. Interactions Between Malignant and Non-Malignant Components of the Breast -- 10. Involvement of Heparanase and Extracellular Matrix-Bound Fibroblast Growth Factor in Tumor Progression -- IV. Hormone Responsiveness and Oral Contraceptives -- 11. Estrogen and Progesterone Receptor Activity in Breast Cancer Cells -- 12. Oral Contraceptives and Breast Cancer: the Scope for a Hypothesis-Oriented Approach -- V. Risk Factors; Monitoring of Breast Cancer Progression and Regression -- 13. Benign Breast Disease: Links to Risk of Cancer -- 14. Proliferation Rate in Different Cell Types in Benign Breast Disease -- 15. Aspects of Cell Mediated Immunity in Monitoring Breast Cancer -- 16. New Approaches to the Study of Seleniumโs Chemopreventive Properties -- VI. Biological Factors of Prognosis; the Metastatic Phenotype -- 17. Cell Kinetics as an Indicator for Prognosis and Therapy -- 18. Cathepsin D and Breast Cancer Metastasis: Biological and Clinical Significance -- 19. Diagnostic tools and prognostic factors in human breast cancer evaluated by morphological and immunohistochemical methods -- VII.Therapeutic Strategies in Breast Cancer Treatment -- 20. Oestrogen-Deprivation in Breast Cancer: Clinical and Experimental Observations -- 21. Polyamines and Growth Factors as Possible Targets for Antitumor Therapy in Breast Cancer -- 22. New Diagnostic Methods and Treatment Modalities in Breast Cancer