During the last decade, the clinical use of steroid hormone receptor assays has become an
accepted part of the management of a number of diseases of hormone target organs. In …

• One hundred three diverse benign and malignant human tissues have been assayed for
estrogen receptor proteins. Receptors were detected in many endocrine and nonendocrine …

The study of steroid hormone receptors in human breast cancer provides insight into tumor
biology and forms the rationale for many therapeutic modalities. Clinical assays for estrogen …

Estrogen-and androgen-receptors were determined in human breast cancer tissue by
several techniques, mainly by agar gel electrophoresis. In primary breast cancers estrogen …

This book contains the proceedings of the 3rd International Congress on Hormones and
Cancer. Topics covered include: Hormone receptors; Antibodies to hormone receptors; …

The use of cytoplasmic ER is an integral part of the management of patients with metastatic
breast cancer. Tissue from the primary tumour should be routinely assayed for ER and …

The papers in this volume were presented at the Symposium on Hormones and Cancer held
March 24-26, 1980, at the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, Shrewsbury, MA …

5 is Chief Research Assistant, Division of Surgical Research at Maimonides Medical Center,
Brooklyn. He received his BA from Boston University and is currently continuing his studies …

An obvious problem for the surgeon or oncologist treating breast cancer has been to identify
the patients likely to respond to endocrine manipulation. Until recently, clinical factors such …