Full Description
This monograph, written by well renowned breast cancer expect, Dr. Jose Russo, provides new insight on the pathobiology of breast cancer from the most current advances in the field, translational research, initiation and progression of the disease, the mechanism of invasion and metastasis and the concept of stem cells in treatment and drug resistance. The role of personalized medicine and genomic testing are also explored, which will provide a window to the future progress of cancer care.
Contents
The windows of susceptibility to breast cancer.- The so called pre-neoplastic lesions and carcinoma in situ.- The pathobiology of the breast cancer Invasive process.-The invasive Breast Cancer Types.- The Molecular Basis of Breast Cancer Subtypes.- Stem cells in breast cancer.-The mechanisms of Breast Cancer metastasis.- How to build up adequate Prognostic markers in the Molecular biology context of breast cancer.- Preclincial models for studying brest cancer.-Biological Basis of Breast Cancer Prevention.
