Estrogen prevention for breast cancer

Estrogen prevention for breast cancer / Zsuzsanna Suba, editor.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Suba, Zsuzsanna
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2013]
Series:Cancer etiology, diagnosis, and treatments.
Subjects:
Breast > Cancer.
Estrogen > Therapeutic use.
Estrogen > Physiological effect.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Cancer.
MEDICAL > Oncology.
Breast > Cancer
Estrogen > Physiological effect
Estrogen > Therapeutic use
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Table of Contents:
  • ESTROGEN PREVENTION FOR BREAST CANCER; ESTROGEN PREVENTION FOR BREAST CANCER; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter I: Discovery of Estrogen Deficiency as Common Cancer Risk Factor for Highly and Moderately Estrogen Dependent Organs; Abstract; Introduction; Risk Factors for Cancers of Highly Hormone Related Organs; Controversial Associations of Hormone Replacement Therapy and Cancer Risk; Shortcomings of Studies on the Correlations between HRT Use and Cancer Risk; Estrogen Deficiency and Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women.
  • Moderate Estrogen Deficiency and Cancer Risk in Premenopausal WomenConspicuous Differences between Cancer Epidemiology of Highly and Moderately Estrogen Dependent Organs; Extraovarian Estrogen Synthesis; Estrogen Deficiency in Men; Conclusion; References; Chapter II: Interaction between Insulin and Estrogen in the Regulation of Cell Proliferation and Carcinogenesis; Abstract; Introduction; Correlations between Insulin Resistance and Cancer Risk; Historical Review of Associations between Estrogen and Cancer Development.
  • Molecular Mechanism of Interplay between the Actions of Estrogen and InsulinClinical Correlations between Estrogen Deficiency, Insulin Resistance and Cancer Risk; Conclusion; References; Chapter III: Dose Dependent Biphasic Effect of Alcohol on Estrogen Level and Cancer Risk; Abstract; Introduction; Ambiguous Biphasic Metabolic and Hormonal Effects of Moderate and Excessive Alcohol Consumption; Associations of Alcohol Consumption, Estrogen Level and Breast Cancer Risk; Alcohol Consumption, Hormonal Changes and Risk for Oral Cancer; Conclusion; References.
  • Chapter IV: Estrogen Level May Be Protective for Breast Cancer in Obese WomenAbstract; Introduction; Grade and Distribution of Fat Deposition and Breast Cancer Risk; Age-Related Role of Obesity in the Prediction of Breast Cancer Risk; Effects of Reproductive Data and Menstrual Factors on Obesity-Associated Breast Cancer Risk; Effects of Exogenous Hormone Treatment on Breast Cancer Risk; Obesity Related Metabolic and Hormonal Disorders as Mediators of Breast Cancer Risk; Counteraction between Obesity Associated Insulin Resistance and Protective Circulatory Estrogen Level; Conclusion.

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