Hormones and Carcinogenesis
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2014) | Viewed by 25213
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Hormones play a critical role in cancer development in a variety of organs, including breast, uterus, ovary, prostate, testes, liver and others. Recent investigations have revealed that “cross-talk” between hormone and growth factor signaling networks affect the acquisition of the malignant phenotype, often in a tissue specific fashion. Environmental factors acting as hormonal mimics (endocrine disruptors) can alter both genetic integrity and epigenetic programs, and these effects can be further modulated by exposures during specific developmental periods (“windows of susceptibility”). This special issue of Hormones and Carcinogenesis is intended to incorporate a range of topics related to the contributions of steroid and peptide hormones to susceptibility, incidence, progression and treatment of cancer. We invite authors to submit primary papers as well as thoughtful reviews that elucidate mechanisms and pathways of hormonal carcinogenesis and/or that introduce new hypotheses and paradigms.
Prof. Dr Robin Fuchs-Young
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hormone
- peptide
- steroid
- receptor
- carcinogenesis
- signaling/signal transduction
- cross talk
- endocrine disruptors