Main 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:

Chapter 1. The windows of susceptibility to breast cancerChapter 2. The so called pre-neoplastic lesions and carcinoma in situChapter 3. The pathobiology of the breast cancer Invasive processChapter 4. The invasive Breast Cancer TypesChapter 5. The Molecular Basis of Breast Cancer SubtypesChapter 6. Stem cells in breast cancerChapter 7. The mechanisms of Breast Cancer metastasisChapter 8. How to build up adequate Prognostic markers in the Molecular biology context of breast cancerChapter 9. Preclincial models for studying brest cancerChapter 10. Biological Basis of Breast Cancer Prevention