Hormones and gynecologic cancer.
Available basic information about the regulation of rates of production, blood levels, intracellular metabolism, and action of steroid hormones and prolactin is reviewed and related to high-risk factors and therapeutic procedures applicable to gynecologic cancer.
D000728:Androgens / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology; D004958:Estradiol / Q000502:physiology; D004967:Estrogens / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000503:physiopathology; D011372:Progestins / Q000502:physiology; D011388:Prolactin / Q000502:physiology*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface
D000728:Androgens; D004967:Estrogens; D011372:Progestins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D004958:Estradiol; D011388:Prolactin