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Tamoxifen : molecular basis of use in cancer treatment and prevention / Helen Wiseman.

Title
Tamoxifen : molecular basis of use in cancer treatment and prevention / Helen Wiseman.
Author
Wiseman, Helen.
Publication
Chichester ; New York : J. Wiley & Sons, [1994], ©1994.

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Description
vii, 209 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  • Breast > Chemoprevention
  • Breast > Chemotherapy
  • Breast Neoplasms > drug therapy
  • Cancer > Chemotherapy
  • Candida > drug effects
  • Neoplasms > prevention & control
  • Tamoxifen
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • Ch. 1. Importance of Understanding the Anticancer Action of Tamoxifen at A Molecular Level -- Ch. 2. An Introduction to the Chemistry and Pharmacology of Tamoxifen -- Ch. 3. Metabolism and Toxicology of Tamoxifen: An Overview -- Ch. 4. An Overview of the Clinical Use of Tamoxifen in the Treatment and Prevention of Breast Cancer -- Ch. 5. Oestrogen Receptor-mediated Mechanisms of Anticancer Action of Tamoxifen -- Ch. 6. Modulation by Tamoxifen of Oncogenes and Growth Factors and the Problem of Tamoxifen Resistance in Breast Cancer -- Ch. 7. Inhibitory Action of Tamoxifen on Enzymes Involved in the Synthesis of Oestrogens and in Signal Transduction: Importance to Anticancer Action? -- Ch. 8. Antioxidant Action of Tamoxifen in Membranes and Lipoprotein Particles: Role in the Anticancer, Anti-multidrug Resistance and Cardioprotective Actions of Tamoxifen -- Ch. 9. Inhibitory Action of Tamoxifen in a Yeast Tumour Model and the Potential Anti-Candida and Antiviral Use of Tamoxifen.
  • Ch. 10. Tamoxifen: Brief Outline of Future Possibilities in Disease Control in Relation to Drug Design Strategies.
ISBN
0471943169 :
LCCN
94018163
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries