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Hormones and human breast cancer : an account of 15 years study /
Hormones and Human Breast Cancer.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, England ; Berlin, Germany :
William Heinemann Medical Books Ltd. : Springer-Verlag,
1970.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Hormones and Human Breast Cancer; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Historical Developments; Animal Studies; Human Studies; References; Part I: Hormones in Treatment and Prophylaxis; Chapter 2. The Ovaries; 1. Castration in the Advanced Disease; Castration as a Prophylactic Measure; The Comparative Values of Therapeutic and Prophylactic Castration; Surgical Castration Compared with Irradiation Castration; The Physiological Significance of Castration; Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 3. The Adrenals and the Pituitary.
- 1. The Remission Rates from Adrenalectomy and Hypophysectomy2. The Timing of Adrenalectomy and Hypophysectomy; 3. The Comparative Results of Hormone Therapy and Ablation; 4. Techniques; 5. Endocrine Changes after Ablation; Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 4. Tests of Prediction; 1. Clinical Methods; 2. Hormone Assays; Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 5. Androgens and Oestrogens; 1. Response; 2. Factors Associated with Hormone Action; 3. Choice of Compound and Dosage; 4. Comparison of Androgens and Oestrogens; 5. The Place of Androgens in Prophylaxis; 6. Mode of Action.
- 7. HypercalcaemiaSummary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 6. Corticosteroids and Progestogens; 1. Corticosteroids; 2. Progestogens; Summary and Conclusions; References; Part II: The Hormonal Environment and Hormone Assays; Chapter 7. Antecedent and Racial Factors; 1. Heredity; 2. Marriage; 3. Pregnancy and Parity; 4. Lactation; 5. Menstrual History and the Menopause; 6. Bilateral Disease; 7. Gynaecological Disease; 8. Racial Factors; Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 8. Oestrogens; Exogenous Oestrogens; Endogenous Oestrogens; Summary and Conclusions; References.
- Chapter 9. Androgens and CorticosteroidsThe Guernsey Trial; Plasma Studies; Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 10. Pituitary and Thyroid Hormones; 1. Gonadotrophins; 2. Growth Hormone and Prolactin; Thyroid; 1. Thyroid Disease and the Incidence of Breast Cancer; 2. Thyroid Factors in the Established Disease; 3. Thyroid as Treatment; 4. Thyroid Effects on Endocrine Metabolism; Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 11. The Present and the Future.