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Hormones and Cancer

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  • © 1982

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Editors:
  1. Wendell W. Leavitt

    1. Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, Shrewsbury, USA

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Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 138)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. AXC Rat Prostatic Adenocarcinoma: Characterization of Cells in Culture

    • Sydney A. Shain, Robert W. Boesel, S. S. Kalter, Richard L. Heberling
    Pages 337-351

  2. Potential Biochemical Markers in the Diagnosis and Management of Human Prostate Carcinoma

    • W. Ian P. Mainwaring
    Pages 353-364

  3. Evaluation of in Vivo and in Vitro Responses of Endometrial Adenocarcinoma to Progestins

    • C. F. Holinka, L. Deligdisch, G. Deppe, H. Fleming, C. Namit, M. M. de la Pena et al.
    Pages 365-376

  4. Estrogen Receptor, a Marker for Human Breast Cancer Differentiation and Patient Prognosis

    • C. K. Osborne, E. Fisher, C. Redmond, W. A. Knight, M. G. Yochmowitz, W. L. McGuire
    Pages 377-385

  5. Clinical Usefulness of Markers in Monitoring Patients with Cancer

    • Leonard M. Pogach, Judith L. Vaitukaitis
    Pages 387-403

  6. Chorionic Gonadotropin Synthesis and Gene Assignment in Human: Mouse Hybrid Cells

    • Peter O. Kohler, Mary Riser, James Hardin, Mark Boothby, Irving Boime, James Norris et al.
    Pages 405-418

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 419-421
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About this book

The papers in this volume were presented at the Symposium on Hormones and Cancer held March 24-26, 1980, at the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, Shrewsbury, MA. The meeting was organized to review recent advances in basic and clinical research work on hormone-responsive tumors of the reproductive system. The association between protracted hormone action and cancer of the reproductive system is now irrefutable. Yet we still do not know how hormones initiate and promote neoplastic transformation of their target cells. A major effort is cur­ rently being directed at understanding the hormonal regulation of neoplastic cells, especially those arising from the breast, uterus, pituitary gland and prostate. The symposium brought together leading experts whose research is focused on this impor­ tant area of human health. Although many questions remain to be answered by future studies, the material covered in this volume provides an up-to-date overview of the current status of work in this area. The subjects range from the mechanism of hormone action to the treatment of hormone-dependent tumors, and topics include estrogen, progestin, androgen and glucocorticoid action~ hormone receptors~ specific protein responses~ developmental effects of estrogens and antiestrogens~ the DES syndrome~ regu­ lation of the cell cycle~ therapeutic effects of antiestrogens, aromatase inhibitors, iodoestrogens, progestins on estrogen­ dependent tumors~ characterization of retinoid-binding sites~ and the utility of various tumor markers.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, Shrewsbury, USA

    Wendell W. Leavitt

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Hormones and Cancer

  • Editors: Wendell W. Leavitt

  • Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7192-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4615-7194-0Published: 25 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-7192-6Published: 17 April 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0065-2598

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 421

  • Topics: Oncology

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Health & Hospitals, Pharma

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