Search for dissertations about: "Prostate cancer cell methods"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 38 swedish dissertations containing the words Prostate cancer cell methods.
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1. Extratumoral effects of highly aggressive prostate cancer
Abstract : Prostate cancer (PC) is the most common cancer in Sweden. Most patients have slow growing tumors that will not cause them any harm within their lifetime, but some have aggressive tumors and will die from their disease. READ MORE
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2. Metastatic spinal cord compression in prostate cancer : clinical and morphological studies
Abstract : Background: Bone metastases occur in most patients with advanced hormone-refractory prostate cancer causing pain, pathologic fractures, and spinal cord compression. Few studies specifically address surgical treatment of metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) in prostate cancer. READ MORE
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3. Mechanisms behind growth of castration-resistant prostate cancer bone metastases
Abstract : Background: The first-line treatment for patients with advanced prostate cancer (PC) is androgen deprivation therapy. This therapy is initially effective, but after some time tumors relapse, predominantly within the bone, and are then termed castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). READ MORE
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4. Prospective studies of hormonal and life-style related factors and risk of cancer
Abstract : Background: Androgens are important in prostate cancer development but how circulating levels of androgens affect risk of prostate cancer of different aggressiveness is not clear. Being childless has been associated with a lower risk of prostate cancer, but it is not clear if this association is causal or a result of residual confounding. READ MORE
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5. Examining the prostate stroma and vasculature : importance and potential as targets for therapy
Abstract : Background. Recent studies in cancer research have focused on the reciprocal interaction between cancer cells and their microenvironment. Tumour growth is angiogenesis dependent and the rate of angiogenesis correlates with a poor prognosis in many different cancers. READ MORE