8vo, hardcover. No dj. Vg+ condition. Prev. owner's name-label neatly removed from endpaper, contents bright, crisp & clean, unread. viii, 291 p., illus., (some color).

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Title: COX-2: A New Target for Cancer Prevention and Treatment [Progress in Experimental Tumor Research, Volume 37]
Publisher: Karger, Basel / New York.
Publication Date: 2003
Language: English
ISBN 10: 380557536X
ISBN 13: 9783805575362
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good

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Numerous investigators have found increased levels of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in both pre-malignant and malignant tissues. Moreover, animals engineered to be COX-2 deficient or treated with a selective COX-2 inhibitor showed reduced tumor formation and growth. The present book reviews these findings suggesting that COX-2 is a valid molecular target for the prevention and treatment of cancer. The first chapters are devoted to the epidemiology of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and cancer, the pharmacology of COX-2 inhibitors and the regulation of COX-2 expression in human cancers. Besides, the book contains a series of chapters examining the link between COX-2 and cancer in specific organs (e.g. skin, breast, cervix, digestive tract, lung, etc.). Furthermore, several clinical trials assessing the potential of COX-2 inhibitors for preventing and treating cancer are described. The final chapter provides an up-to-date consideration of COX-independent targets of NSAIDs and related compounds in cancer prevention and treatment. This state-of-the-art publication is recommended reading not only for medical and radiation oncologists, but also for pharmacologists, gastroenterologists and other subspecialists.

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