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Fundamental Problems in Breast Cancer

Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Fundamental Problems in Breast Cancer Held at Banff, Alberta, Canada April 26–29, 1986

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  • © 1987

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Editors:
  1. Alexander H. G. Paterson

    1. Breast Unit, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Canada

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  2. Alan W. Lees

    1. Breast Unit, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Canada

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Part of the book series: Developments in Oncology (DION, volume 51)

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Table of contents (45 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. The Natural History and Clinical Significance of Breast Cancer Detected by Imaging Techniques

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Pathology of Breast Cancer Detected by Imaging Techniques

      • Harold A. Oberman
      Pages 3-10

    3. Screening for Breast Cancer: An Overview

      • Laszlo Tabar
      Pages 11-16

    4. Research in New Imaging Methods for Detection of Breast Cancer

      • M. J. Yaffe, R. M. Nishikawa, A. Fenster
      Pages 17-24

    5. The Canadian National Breast Screening Study: Current Status

      • Cornelia J. Baines
      Pages 25-27

    6. Natural History of Mammary Tumors Seen in a Breast Center

      • Roger Ghys
      Pages 29-37

    7. An Educational and Diagnostic Breast Center in Edmonton: A Preliminary Report of the First Year

      • P. E. Burns, A. E. Nett
      Pages 39-46

    8. The Breast Center—A Multidisciplinary Model

      • Melvin J. Silverstein, Neal Handel, Robert S. Hoffman, James R. Waisman, Robert J. Rosser, Parvis Gamagami et al.
      Pages 47-57

    9. Multimodality Breast Imaging: The Value of Diaphanography

      • W. R. Castor, F. I. Jackson, T. Hunt
      Pages 59-68

    10. Comparative Value of Diaphanoscopy Mammography, and Thermography for Breast Cancer Screening

      • Roger Ghys
      Pages 69-73

    11. Finding Earlier Nonpalpable Breast Cancers Using Hooked Wire Directed Biopsy and a Modified Overpenetrated Mammographic Technique

      • Melvin J. Silverstein, Parvis Gamagami, Robert J. Rosser, Eugene D. Gierson, William J. Colburn, Neal Handel et al.
      Pages 75-89

    12. The Significance of Tumor Size in Stage I Invasive Breast Cancer

      • Catherine E. de Metz, Arthur T. Porter
      Pages 91-95

    13. The Impact of Breast Cancer Screening on Surgical Treatment Policies

      • Lars Holmberg
      Pages 97-104

    14. Survival of Patients with Breast Cancer Detected Between Mammographic Screenings

      • L. Holmberg, L. Tabar, H. O. Adami, R. Bergström
      Pages 105-111

    15. Intraductal Breast Carcinoma—What Constitutes Adequate Treatment?

      • R. J. Rosser, M. J. Silverstein, E. D. Gierson, P. Gamagami, W. J. Colburn, N. Handel et al.
      Pages 113-124

  3. Aspects of the Growth and Mechanism of Response of Endocrine Sensitive Breast Cancer

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125
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    2. Endocrine and other Influences in the Normal Development of the Breast

      • G. Shyamala
      Pages 127-137

    3. Endocrine Prevention of Breast Cancer by Tamoxifen

      • Trevor Powles
      Pages 139-143

    4. Mechanisms of Regression and Revised Approaches to Endocrine Therapy

      • Basil A. Stoll
      Pages 145-153
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About this book

The chapters in this book are those presented at the Second International Symposium on Fundamental Problems in Breast Cancer held at Banff, Alberta, April 26-29, 1986. This is, therefore, the second volume in the series of symposia held in the Canadian Rockies. The aim of these symposia is to provide a supportive atmosphere for the development of new concepts as well as for the presentation of high quality scientific data. This is reflected in the chapters presented here. Many of the chapters put forward new hypotheses which will be tested in the clinic or laboratory in the next few years. In choosing the subjects for discourse, we preferred to tackle areas where controversy existed, and in this book we have grouped the chapters around discussion themes. The relative merits of mammography and physical examination in the detection of small lesions within the breast and the natural history of these lesions were important topics at the symposium, and the results of early detection studies will have a major effect on health care costs. We have devoted a large section of this book to this subject. The mechanism of growth and response of endocrine sensitive tumors and current concepts of the statistics and cost-benefit assessment of adjuvant chemotherapy trials comprise two other sections of the book where original and stimulating ideas were presented.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Breast Unit, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Canada

    Alexander H. G. Paterson, Alan W. Lees

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Fundamental Problems in Breast Cancer

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Fundamental Problems in Breast Cancer Held at Banff, Alberta, Canada April 26–29, 1986

  • Editors: Alexander H. G. Paterson, Alan W. Lees

  • Series Title: Developments in Oncology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2049-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff Publishing, Boston 1987

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-89838-863-3Published: 31 July 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-9218-0Published: 18 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-2049-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 408

  • Topics: Oncology

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Health & Hospitals, Pharma

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