Overview

Ovarian carcinoma continues to be responsible for more deaths than all other gynecologic malignancies combined, due to a continued inability to achieve detection of early (rather than advanced) stage disease and the lack of effective tumor-specific therapeutics. Ovarian carcinogenesis, invasion, and metastatic dissemination require a complex cascade of interrelated genetic, molecular, and biochemical events that regulate the neoplastic transition of normal ovarian surface epithelium. This updated second edition includes exciting new advances in ovarian cancer detection and treatment and provides an analysis of current research into aspects of malignant transformation, growth control, and metastasis. A more detailed understanding of these processes may ultimately translate into the development of novel approaches for the detection and control of ovarian cancer.

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Author:   M. Sharon Stack ,  David A. Fishman
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 2nd ed. 2010
Volume:   149
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.646kg
ISBN:  

9781461424734

ISBN 10:   1461424739
Pages:   408
Publication Date:   25 February 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Chemoprevention, Staging, and Novel Therapeutic Targets.- Chemoprevention of Ovarian Cancer.- Staging and Surgical Treatment.- Novel Therapeutic Targets.- Biomarker Targets and Novel Therapeutics.- Tumorigenesis and Biomarkers.- Tumor Suppressor Genes.- Epigenetics and Ovarian Cancer.- Aberrant Epithelial Differentiation in Ovarian Cancer.- The Human Kallikrein Gene Family: New Biomarkers for Ovarian Cancer.- Soluble Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor: A Biomarker of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer.- Activated Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in Ovarian Cancer.- Tumor Progression, Metastasis, Research Models.- Ras-Superfamily GTP-ases in Ovarian Cancer.- Lipid Generation and Signaling in Ovarian Cancer.- Lysophosphatidic Acid and Invasion.- Cell Adhesion in Ovarian Cancer.- Microenvironmental Regulation of Ovarian Cancer Metastasis.- Organotypic Models of Metastasis: A Three-dimensional Culture Mimicking the Human Peritoneum and Omentum for the Study of the Early Steps of Ovarian Cancer Metastasis.- Animal Models of Ovarian Cancer.

Reviews

From the reviews of the second edition: This is a book for basic scientists and clinicians that addresses the pertinent translational and basic science issues concerning ovarian cancer. It is insightful and written at the highest level. It is intended for basic scientists and clinicians who have questions surrounding the issues around ovarian cancer. This outstanding and readable book covers many of the basic science and translational science issues involved in ovarian cancer. (David G. Mutch, Doody s Review Service, April, 2011)

From the reviews of the second edition: This is a book for basic scientists and clinicians that addresses the pertinent translational and basic science issues concerning ovarian cancer. It is insightful and written at the highest level. ... It is intended for basic scientists and clinicians who have questions surrounding the issues around ovarian cancer. ... This outstanding and readable book covers many of the basic science and translational science issues involved in ovarian cancer. (David G. Mutch, Doody's Review Service, April, 2011)

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