Molecular Endocrinology of Cancer

by Jonathan Waxman

Book Overview

One third of human cancers have a hormonal basis. Breast cancer, the most common cancer of women, is increasing in incidence in many countries, as, in epidemic proportions, is prostate cancer, the second most common cancer of men. Concurrently, the development of molecular biology has led to a refinement of the definition of hormones to include the complex interaction between tumour cells and both locally and distantly secreted factors. This 1996...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521159490
• ISBN13: 9780521159494
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 442 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"