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Breast cancer is the most common female malignancy. This book reviews the evidence that estrogens are a major influence of risk to and growth of breast cancer. The book indicates how the breast and its tumors may obtain estrogen from different sources and display distinctive patterns and levels of estrogen. It also illustrates how increasing knowledge of the mechanism of estrogen action is leading to new strategies for not only women with breast cancer but also those at high risk for the disease.
The book contains black-and-white illustrations.
| 1 | Introduction | 1 |
| 2 | Estrogens and the Normal Breast | 25 |
| 3 | Estrogens and the Risk of Breast Cancer | 35 |
| 4 | Estrogen and Tumor Behavior | 63 |
| 5 | Sources of Estrogen and Sites of Biosynthesis | 75 |
| 6 | Levels and Patterns of Estrogen Within the Breast, Its Fluids and Tissues | 95 |
| 7 | Mechanism of Estrogen Action | 111 |
| 8 | Estrogen and Endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer | 125 |
| 9 | Prediction of Estrogen Sensitivity/Dependence | 151 |
| 10 | Estrogen Independence | 171 |
| 11 | Future Perspectives | 197 |
| Index | 205 |
Overview
Breast cancer is the most common female malignancy. This book reviews the evidence that estrogens are a major influence of risk to and growth of breast cancer. The book indicates how the breast and its tumors may obtain estrogen from different sources and display distinctive patterns and levels of estrogen. It also illustrates how increasing knowledge of the mechanism of estrogen action is leading to new strategies for not only women with breast cancer but also those at high ...