Search for dissertations about: "Olle Stål"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words Olle Stål.

  2. 6. The Akt/mTOR Pathway and Estrogen Receptor Phosphorylations : a crosstalk with potential to predict tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer

    Author : Josefine Bostner; Olle Stål; Cecilia Bivik; Malin Sund; Linköpings universitet; []
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    Abstract : Estrogen receptor α content is the primary breast cancer biomarker distinguishing the patients responsive from the non-responsive to endocrine treatments. Tamoxifen is an estrogen competitor with large potential to treat breast cancer patients and prolongs time to recurrence. READ MORE

  4. 7. Studies on the effect of ErbB tyrosine kinase inhibitors on malignant melanoma growth and survival in vitro

    Author : Emelie Djerf; Thomas Walz; Anna-Lotta Hallbeck; Olle Stål; Curt Peterson; Johan Hansson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Malignant melanoma has one of the fastest increasing incidences among the different types of cancerin the Western world. This raise can partly be ascribed to the change in sun habits that has takenplace during the last decades, since the major external risk factor for melanoma is exposure toultraviolet radiation. READ MORE

  5. 8. Radiation burden from modern radiation therapy techniques including proton therapy for breast cancer treatment - clinical implications

    Author : Anna M. Flejmer; Alexandru Dasu; Gunnar Adell; Olle Stål; Margaretha Stenmarker; Thomas Björk-Eriksson; Linköpings universitet; []
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    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis was to study the clinical implications of modern radiotherapy techniques for breast cancer treatment. This was investigated in several individual studies. READ MORE

  6. 9. Long-term prognostic and predictive factors in hormone receptor positive breast cancer

    Author : Helena Fohlin; Olle Stål; John Carstensen; Olsson Håkan; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The breast cancer survival in Sweden is good (almost 90 % 5-year relative survival) and has increased over time. For women with hormone receptor negative tumors, most relapses occur within the first 5 years after diagnosis. Thereafter the recurrence risk decreases rapidly. READ MORE

  7. 10. The role of the androgen receptor and hydroxysteroid 17β dehydrogenase in breast cancer : Impact on tamoxifen treatment

    Author : Erik Hilborn; Agneta Jansson; Olle Stål; Yvonne Ceder; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The healthy breast is a tissue composed of centrally located milk producing glands connected to the nipple by ducts, surrounded by fat tissue and connective tissue. The growth of the breast is primarily mediated by the estrogens, while the androgens mediate tissue homeostasis and protect against growth signals. READ MORE