Endocrine Problems in Cancer
Molecular Basis and Clinical Management
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1984
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Editors: Roland T. Jung, Karol Sikora
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 3 3 - 3 0 2 7 7 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 4 1 3 3 - 6
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Request a sales quoteEndocrine Problems in Cancer: Molecular Basis and Clinical Management reviews endocrine and metabolic problems that can be attributed to the production of hormones by neoplastic cells, or by the interference of normal physiological systems by malignant cells. The book emphasizes the clinical aspects of the diagnosis and management of the endocrine problems in cancer. The text starts by studying the biological basis of cancer, its secreted products, and its relationship to the genetics of the cell and the individual. Cell metabolism and the individual clinical endocrine syndromes that occur are then discussed in the chapters that follow. Several chapters describe the physiological basis and the diagnostic approach to cancer. Finally, the clinical management of cancer is outlined in detail. Oncologists, endocrinologists, physicians, researchers, and medical students will find this text useful.
List of Contributors
Preface
1. Molecular Biology of Cancer
2. Endocrine Markers in Cancer
3. Genetic Problems of Endocrine Significance
4. Nutritional Support
5. Glucose Homeostasis
6. Disorders of Mineral Metabolism
7. Growth and Development
8. Hypopituitarism
9. Disorders of Vasopressin Function
10. The Ectopic ACTH Syndrome
11. Peptide-Secreting Tumours of the Gut
12. Gonadal and Genito-urinary Cancer
13. Endocrine Effects of Therapy
14. The Clinical Management of Multiple Endocrine Adenomatosis
15. Skin Changes in Cancer
16. Effects of Tumours on the Immune System
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1984
- No. of pages (eBook): 328
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780433302773
- eBook ISBN: 9781483141336
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Karol Sikora
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Hammersmith Hospital, Hammersmith, U.K.Read Endocrine Problems in Cancer on ScienceDirect