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Some implications of steroid hormones in cancer : the Marie Curie Memorial Foundation workshop conference at the University of Surrey, Guildford, 8th May,1970 /

Some Implications of Steroid Hormones in Cancer.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Williams, D. C. (Donald Charles) (Editor ), Briggs, Michael H. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : William Heinemann Medical Books, 1971.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; PREFACE; Participants; MORNING SESSION; Chapter 1: Opening Address; Chapter 2: Steroids in Relation to Breast Cancer in Human Females; Publisher Summary; Epidemiological aspects; Endocrine organs and breast carcinoma; Clinical observations in breast carcinoma; Treatment with synthetic hormones; A Forward Look; DISCUSSION; Chapter 3: Studies on the Uptake of Oestrogens by Human Breast Tumours in vivo; Publisher Summary; Summary and Conclusions; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; DISCUSSION; Chapter 4: Steroid Metabolism in Human Breast Cancer.
  • Publisher SummaryDISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Chapter 5: High-Affinity Oestrogen Receptors in Hormone Dependent Tissues; Publisher Summary; Assay of high-affinity oestradiol receptors in mammary tissue; DISCUSSION; Chapter 6: Opening Address; AFTERNOON SESSION; Chapter 7: Are Oestrogens Carcinogens?; Publisher Summary; Mammary tumours; Kidney Tumours; Uterus; Other Tissues; Conclusions; DISCUSSION; Chapter 8: Some Effects of Steroid Hormones on Carcinogenesis in Rats: Effects of Oestrogens on the Induction of Tumours in the Cervico-Vaginal Tract and in the Salivary Glands; Publisher Summary.
  • Experimental DesignEffect of oestrogens on the type of cervico-vaginal carcinomas; Effect of oestrogens on the induction of cervico-vaginal tumours in rats; Effect of oestrogens on the induction of carcinomas of the salivary glands; DISCUSSION; Chapter 9: Steroids and Renal Cell Carcinoma; Publisher Summary; Material and Methods; Results; Discussion; Conclusions; DISCUSSION; Chapter 10: Gut Bacteria, Steroids and Cancer of the Large Bowel; Publisher Summary; (a) Analysis of the faecal flora; (b) The degradation of bile salts by isolated bacterial strains.
  • (C) Analysis of the acid and neutral steroids in faeces(d) Production of carcinogens by intestinal bacteria; DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Chapter 11: An in vitro screening test for Hormonal and Other Forms of Cytotoxic Chemotherapy; Publisher Summary; Introduction; Methods; Results; Discussion; DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Chapter 12: General Discussion; CLOSING REMARKS; Index.