文档介绍：Oncology
about the book…
Prognosis, Treatment, and Prevention
Now in its second edition, this bestselling title has been extensively revised and expanded to include
new topics on:
• obesity and breast cancer
• induction of anti-hormone and anti-growth factor resistance in breast cancer
• clinical implications of testosterone and breast cancer Breast CanCer
• insulin-like growth factors
• discussions on the biological, ic, and molecular pathways linked to the development and
progression of breast cancer
• analyses on the latest therapeutic strategies, prognostic and predictive factors,
and prevention strategies Breast
Examining new developments, Breast Cancer: Prognosis, Treatment, and Prevention, Second
Edition, also covers:
• the mechanism involved in carcinogenesis
• the relationship among a fetus, pregnancy, and breast cancer
• recent developments in endocrine treatment
• the relationship among hormone replacement therapy, cytotoxic therapy, and other CanCer
non-hormonal approaches for the treatment of metastases
• management of locally advanced breast cancer, and the importance of BRCA-1 and
BRCA-2 in hereditary breast cancer Prognosis, Treatment,
With new topics, and updated chapters, this new edition keeps both oncologists and radiologists
abreast of the current trends and advancements in the prognosis, treatment, and prevention of
breast cancer. and Prevention
about the editor... Second Edition
JORGE R. PASQUALINI is Director of the Hormones and Cancer Research Unit at the Institut de
Puériculture of Paris. Professor Pasqualini received his . in biology from the University of Buenos
Aires, Argentina, and a . degree in Endocrinology from the University of Paris, France. He has
published more than 600 original papers and is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of
Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, which is considered to be one of the leading international
scientific journals in the fie