Download or read book Weight Matters for Children written by Rachel Pryke and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work provides a concise and up-to-date account of endocrine therapy for breast cancer. It covers historical development, basic physiology of female sex hormones, role of hormones in breast cancer aetiology, selective oestrogen receptor modules, ovarian ablation and chemoprevention. The book aims to provide a concise and up-to-date medical guide to medical and surgical oncologist working in the field of breast cancer and reflects recent advances in molecular biology of the oestrogen receptor including descriptions of ongoing trials involving hormonal manipulation.