By Jonathan S. Berek MD MMS, Neville F. Hacker AM MD
The Fourth version of this hugely acclaimed quantity is the main complete, present, and useful reference on gynecologic oncology. It covers all issues suitable to the care of ladies with breast or reproductive tract malignancies, together with melanoma biology and genetics, tumor markers, screening, radiation treatment, chemotherapy, epidemiology, pre-invasive disorder, preoperative assessment, clinical administration, serious care, and nutrients. various two-color illustrations make clear tough innovations and charts and tables help in melanoma staging. This variation good points new chapters on wound care, hospice care, and end-of-life matters, precis issues on the finish of every bankruptcy, and a extra readable introductory section.
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The effect of TGF-β on primary ovarian cancer cells obtained directly from patients is less straightforward. Thus far, it has not been convincingly demonstrated that derangement of the TGF-β pathway plays a role in the development of ovarian cancers (249 ,250 ,251 ). Oncogenes Ovarian cancers produce and/or are capable of responding to various peptide growth factors. For example, epidermal growth factor (EGF) (252 ) and transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF-α) (253 ) are produced by some ovarian cancers that also express the receptor that binds these peptides (EGF receptor) (254 ,255 ).
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