Hormones, Genes, and Cancer

by Brian E. Henderson, Bruce Ponder, Ronald K. Ross

Hormonal carcinogenesis is an important and controversial area of current research. In addition to accelerating existing cancers, can hormones play the role of primary carcinogens? How do genetic factors influence hormone-related cancer risk? Hormones, Genes, and Cancer addresses these questions. Over the past few decades, cancer research has focused on external environmental causes(e.g., tobacco smoke, viruses, asbestos). With the advent of new genetic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195135768
• ISBN13: 9780195135763
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 484 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.3" x 10.2"