Publisher's Synopsis
This volume investigates the area of steroid actions in hormone-dependent cancer. Subjects covered: include molecular biology of steroid expression; oncogenes and tumour suppressor genes; steroid content and metabolism in breast tumours; regulation of cancer cell growth by hormones and anti-hormones; stromal-epithelial interactions "in vitro"; endocrine-related tumours (breast and prostate cancer); new specific enzyme inhibitors in the management of human cancer; mechanism of action of pure anti-hormones; selected oncogene products in cancer prognosis; clinical trials of breast and prostate cancer; and diet prevention and chemoprevention of main human tumours.
