This reference examines the biological factors and genetic and molecular pathways potentially responsible for the development and progression of breast cancer-analyzing the latest therapeutic strategies as well as breakthroughs in endocrine treatments, angiogenesis, and non-hormonal approaches to predict, control, and inhibit the formation and growth of cancerous cells.

Contains more than 4000 contemporary references to facilitate further research!

Breast Cancer covers

• mechanisms of carcinogenesis
• the effect of cytotoxic therapies, aromatase inhibitor treatment, tamoxifen, and other antiestrogens on tumor growth
• breast cancer during pregnancy
• the expression, function, and role of the enzymatic process in estrogen formation
• the molecular mechanism of selective estrogen receptor modulators
• prognostic and predictive factors in breast cancer
• adjuvant therapy in premenopausal women
• management of locally advanced and metastatic breast cancers
• the role of isoflavonoids and lignans in breast cancer prevention
• modes to provoke apoptosis in cancer cells
• hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and breast cancer
• hereditary BRCA-1 and BRCA-2 in breast cancer

Striving for decreased toxicity and enhanced selectivity and efficiency in treatment regimens for metastatic disease, Breast Cancer is an intriguing and informative source for medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists; endocrinologists; general and breast surgeons; gynecologists; obstetricians; radiation therapists; pathologists; primary care physicians; and medical school students in these disciplines.