Essays about: "Tamoxifen"

Found 4 essays containing the word Tamoxifen.

  1. 1. A pericyte-specific knockout of Foxf2 in mice shows fibrinogen acculumation in the brain but no regulation in Pdgfr-ß expression

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Ebba Stål; [2021]
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    Abstract : FoxF2 is a transcriptional factor that initiates gene expression. Foxf2 is particularly expressed in central nervous system pericytes. Recent studies have displayed that an inactivation of Foxf2 in mice had an impact on the blood-brain barrier integrity with evidence of breakdown. READ MORE

  3. 2. Adipocytes from SERCA2 knockout mice exhibit a dysregulation in the secretion of adiponectin and resistin

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Divya Bansal; [2020]
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    Abstract : Obesity leading to Type-2-diabetes is a major health issue all over the world. Obesity characterized by expansion of adipose tissue, in particular white adipose tissue (WAT) which controls the metabolic physiology in the body by secreting proteins like adiponectin and resistin. READ MORE

  4. 3. Oncologists´ perspectives and practice on exogenous reproductive hormone use in breast cancer patients

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Author : Sofie Nisbeth; [2020]
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    Abstract : Purpose: the study aimed to investigate oncologists´ perspectives and practices on their prescription of oral hormonal contraceptives (OHC), menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) and local estrogen therapy in patients with prior breast cancer diagnosis or BRCA-mutation carriers. Method: The study was a web-based survey, based on fictional patient cases that was sent out to 134 breast oncologists in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 4. Surviving Breast Cancer: A study of cancer recurrence and mortality after mastectomy in postmenopausal women receiving radiotherapy and Tamoxifen

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Oxana Tarassiouk; Rebecca Rylance; [2010]
    Keywords : Breast cancer; competing risks; Cox PH; radiotherapy; subdistribution hazard; Tamoxifen; survival analysis; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : This paper analyzes mortality, cancer recurrence (loco-regional, other types of cancer and distant) and the impact of progesterone status on the effect of Tamoxifen using survival analysis methods. The data consists of 258 postmenopausal women from the Southern Sweden health care region with estrogen positive receptor status receiving radiotherapy, Tamoxifen and a combination of those after mastectomy. READ MORE