Focus on Gynecologic Malignancies
Gynecologic malignancies, especially endometrial and ovarian cancers are among the most important and most severely affected by obesity. This volume of Energy Balance and Cancer, written by the world's leading experts in this field, is arranged to provide a transdisciplinary assessment of the p...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2018.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2018. |
| Series: | Energy Balance and Cancer,
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Epidemiologic Evidence for the Obesity-Endometrial Cancer Relationship
- 2. Epidemiologic Relationship Between Obesity and Ovarian Cancer
- 3. Public Knowledge of Obesity and Gynecologic Cancer Risk
- 4. Role of Estrogen and Progesterone in Obesity Associated Gynecologic Cancers
- 5. Obesity and Endometrial Cancer Precursors
- 6. Obesity, Adipokines, and Gynecologic Cancer
- 7. Adipose Derived Stromal Cells in Gynecologic Cancers
- 8. Obesity and Endometrial Cancer: Mouse Models for Preclinical Prevention Studies
- 9. Lifestyle Interventions to Reduce the Risk of Obesity-Associated Gynecologic Malignancies: A Focus on Endometrial Cancer
- 10. Hormonal and Metabolic Strategies to Overcome Insulin Resistance and Prevent Endometrial Cancer
- 11. Management of Endometrial Cancer Precursors in Obese Women
- 12. Exercise and Lifestyle Interventions in Gynecologic Cancer Survivors
- 13. Physical Activity as a Risk Factor for Ovarian Cancer
- 14. Impact of Obesity on Surgical Approaches to Gynecologic Malignancies
- 15. Obesity, Fertility Preservation and Gynecologic Cancers
- 16. Metformin as Adjuvant Therapy in Ovarian and Endometrial Cancers.
