Perioperative Inflammation as Triggering Origin of Metastasis Development

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
The Natural History of Breast Cancer....Pages 1-18
Perioperative Inflammation as Triggering Origin of Metastasis Development....Pages 19-53
Peri-operative Shift in Angiogenesis-Related Factors in Breast Cancer Patients....Pages 55-81
Perioperative Biologic Perturbation and Cancer Surgery: Targeting the Adrenergic-Inflammatory Response and Microcirculatory Dysregulation....Pages 83-107
Circulating Tumor Cells as Predictive Marker in Metastatic Disease....Pages 109-122
Randomized Clinical Trials on Breast Cancer in Nigeria and Other Developing Countries: Challenges and Constraints....Pages 123-159
Do Breast Cancer Patients Benefit from Surgery? Hypotheses, Mathematical Models and False Beliefs....Pages 161-182
The Impact of Wound Inflammation on Cancer Progression: Studies in Fish and Patients....Pages 183-199
Long Term Consequences of Acute Inflammation in Cancer Surgery....Pages 201-208
Cancer: Nurture and Nature....Pages 209-225
The Systemic Effects of Local Treatments (Surgery and Radiotherapy) of Breast Cancer....Pages 227-236