Molecular Basis of Thyroid Cancer (Cancer Treatment and Research (122))

Thyroid cancer shows the fastest rate of increase in women in the USA. There is an urgent need to better understand its underlying causes, explore efficient and sensitive methods for its diagnosis, new methods of treatment and follow-up, based on the recent advances in technology. Molecular Basis of thyroid Cancer brings together top-flight experts from across the globe to consider present state of the art treatment and techniques and what the future holds. The product of this effort is invaluable to endocrinologists, particularly those with an interest in the thyroid, molecular oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians and those in biotechnology intent on devising innovative therapies for cancer. "Significant advances in our understanding of thyroid cancer have occurred over the previous decade. This text discusses the molecular alterations and pathologic manifestations seen in this disease. Distinguished investigators address both the basic biology and clinical issues pertinent to our understanding and management of patients with thyroid cancer." Steven T. Rosen, M.D. Series Editor

Thyroid cancer shows the fastest rate of increase in women in the USA. There is an urgent need to better understand its underlying causes, explore efficient and sensitive methods for its diagnosis, new methods of treatment and follow-up, based on the recent advances in technology.

Molecular Basis of Thyroid Cancer brings together top-flight experts from across the globe to consider present state of the art treatment and techniques and what the future holds. The product of this effort is invaluable to endocrinologists, particularly those with an interest in the thyroid, molecular oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians and those in biotechnology intent on devising innovative therapies for cancer.

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Reviewer:Ronald N. Cohen, MD(University of Chicago Medical Center)
Description:This book discusses and evaluates recent advances in the molecular basis of the pathogenesis and treatment of the various forms of thyroid cancer.
Purpose:The purpose is to convey a better understanding of the factors that cause thyroid cancer, as well as to explore novel strategies for its treatment, focusing on recent advances in molecular biology. There is a significant, and rapidly-growing, literature concerning the molecular biology of thyroid cancer, and this book is a welcome addition that allows these novel findings to be placed in perspective.
Audience:There will be a relatively narrow audience for this book. In particular, it will appeal significantly more to thyroidologists than to general endocrinologists. In addition, it will be interesting to nuclear medicine physicians, pathologists, and oncologists if they have a specific interest in thyroid cancer.
Features:The book covers a wide range of topics, ranging from the pathology of thyroid tumors to specific molecular events in the pathogenesis of thyroid cancer. In this process, chapters devoted to specific molecules important in thyroid cancer are included. In addition, information on NIS, and how it relates to thyroid cancer imaging and treatment is discussed in detail. Finally, molecular genetics, for example the genetics of medullary thyroid cancer, is also included. The chapters are well written and informative, though there is occasional overlap.
Assessment:For physicians and scientists with a significant interest in thyroid cancer, this book is a welcome addition. It provides a wealth of interesting information, and I enjoyed it very much.

The Origin of Cancer....Pages 1-22 The Pathology of Thyroid Cancer....Pages 23-68 Thyroid Lymphomas....Pages 69-84 Molecular Events in Follicular Thyroid Tumors....Pages 85-106 Molecular Epidemiology of Thyroid Cancer....Pages 107-120 Growth Factors and their Receptors in the Genesis and Treatment of Thyroid Cancer....Pages 121-130 Biology of Ras in Thyroid Cells....Pages 131-148 P53 and other Cell Cycle Regulators....Pages 149-164 Abnormalities of Nuclear Receptors in Thyroid Cancer....Pages 165-178 Matrix Metalloproteinases in Thyroid Cancer....Pages 179-190 The Molecular Pathways Induced by Radiation and Leading to Thyroid Carcinogenesis....Pages 191-206 TRK Oncogenes in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma....Pages 207-219 Thyroidal Iodide Transport and Thyroid Cancer....Pages 221-236 Molecular Signaling in Thyroid Cancer....Pages 237-264 Gene Expression in Thyroid Tumors....Pages 265-271 Animal Models of Thyroid Carcinogenesis....Pages 273-293 Diagnostic Molecular Markers in Thyroid Cancer....Pages 295-316 Thyroid Cancer Imaging....Pages 317-343 Past, Presence and Future of Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Superactive Analogs....Pages 345-356 Pathobiology of Antineoplastic Therapy in Undifferentiated Thyroid Cancer....Pages 357-367 Gene Therapy for Thyroid Cancer....Pages 369-379 Familial Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma....Pages 381-387 Ret Activation in Medullary Carcinomas....Pages 389-415 From Genes to Decisions....Pages 417-428 Thyroid cancer shows the fastest rate of increase in women in the USA. There is an urgent need to better understand its underlying causes, explore efficient and sensitive methods for its diagnosis, new methods of treatment and follow-up, based on the recent advances in technology. Molecular Basis of Thyroid Cancer brings together top-flight experts from across the globe to consider present state of the art treatment and techniques and what the future holds. The product of this effort is invaluable to endocrinologists (particularly those with an interest in thyroid cancer), thyroid surgeons, nuclear medicine physicians, molecular oncologists, clinical biochemists, and those in biotechnology intent on the innovation of better diagnosis and therapy of cancer - This series is indexed in index Medicus - The turn around time for this series is fast, making the research as accurate as a journal