Title | Breast Cancer [electronic resource] : Molecular Genetics, Pathogenesis, and Therapeutics / edited by Anne M. Bowcock |
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Imprint | Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana Press, 1999 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-456-6 |
Descript | XV, 582 p. 18 illus., 2 illus. in color. online resource |
I Etiology: Genetic Changes Associated with Breast Cancer -- 1 The Estrogen Receptor and Breast Cancer -- 2 Epidermal Growth Factor-Related Peptides and Their Cognate Receptors in Breast Cancer -- 3 The Role of Fibroblast Growth Factors in Breast Cancer Pathogenesis and Progression -- 4 Transforming Growth Factor-? and Breast Cancer -- 5 The Insulin-Like Growth Factor Network and Breast Cancer -- 6 Molecular Alterations in Breast Cancer -- 7 Apoptosis and the Development of Breast Cancer -- 8 WNT Genes and Breast Cancer -- 9 Hereditary Breast Cancer Genes -- 10 Biological Functions of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 Proteins -- 11 Psychosocial Issues in BRCA1/2 Testing -- II Biology of Tumor Progression: Breast Cancer Metastasis -- 12 Nm23, Breast Differentiation, and Cancer Metastasis -- 13 Role of Integrins in the Development and Malignancy of the Breast -- 14 Matrix Metalloproteinases in the Pathogenesis of Breast Cancer -- 15 The Urokinase Plasminogen Activation System in Breast Cancer -- 16 Angiogenesis in Breast Cancer: Role in Biology, Tumor Progression, and Prognosis -- III Therapeutics and Diagnostics: Diagnosis -- 17 Cytogenetic Approaches to Breast Cancer -- 18 Current and Future Directions in Surgical and Chemotherapeutic Approaches to Breast Cancer Treatment -- 19 Breast Cancer Therapy Using Monoclonal Antibodies Against Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and HER-2 -- 20 Towards the Therapeutic Targeting of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Breast Cancer -- 21 MUC1 Mucin as a Tumor Antigen in Breast Cancer -- 22 Aromatase Inhibitors and the Role of Hormonal Therapy in Breast Cancer -- 23 Drug Resistance in Breast Cancer -- 24 Smoking as a Risk Factor for Breast Cancer -- 25 The Estrogenicity of Selected Nutrients, Phytochemicals, Pesticides, and Pollutants: Their Potential Roles in Breast Cancer