Apoptosis in Hormone-Dependent Cancers

Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Hormonal Control of Prostatic Differentiation and Morphogenesis: The Impact of Apoptosis and Steroid Hormone Receptor Expression....Pages 1-33
Apoptosis in Experimental Prostate Cancer....Pages 35-55
Therapeutic Significance of Apoptosis in the Treatment of Androgen-Dependent and Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer....Pages 57-69
Apoptosis in Relation to Androgen Independence in Experimental and Clinical Prostate Cancer....Pages 71-82
Active Cell Death and Cancer....Pages 83-101
Modulation of Apoptosis by Oncogenes....Pages 103-122
Tenascin and Extracellular Matrix: Possible Biological Implications During Regression and Carcinogenesis of the Prostate....Pages 123-142
Anti-Growth Factor Activity of Antiestrogens in Human Breast Cancer Cells: A Review....Pages 143-160
Differentiation and Apoptosis as a Therapeutic Strategy for Hormone-Dependent Cancers....Pages 161-180
1,25 Dihydroxyvitamin D 3 : Coordinate Regulator of Active Cell Death and Proliferation in MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells....Pages 181-200
Vitamin D 3 Derivatives and Breast Cancer....Pages 201-224
The Role of Growth Factors and Extracellular Matrix Proteases in Active Cell Death in the Prostate....Pages 225-246
Back Matter....Pages 247-250