Journal article
Breast and prostate cancer: More similar than different
GP Risbridger, ID Davis, SN Birrell, WD Tilley
Nature Reviews Cancer | Published : 2010
DOI: 10.1038/nrc2795
Abstract
Breast cancer and prostate cancer are the two most common invasive cancers in women and men, respectively. Although these cancers arise in organs that are different in terms of anatomy and physiological function both organs require gonadal steroids for their development, and tumours that arise from them are typically hormone-dependent and have remarkable underlying biological similarities. Many of the recent advances in understanding the pathophysiology of breast and prostate cancers have paved the way for new treatment strategies. In this Opinion article we discuss some key issues common to breast and prostate cancer and how new insights into these cancers could improve patient outcomes. © ..
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Awarded by Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia
Funding Acknowledgements
The authors thank C. Nelson, T. Hickey and L. Young for their insightful comments during the preparation of this article. This work was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (G.P.R. 545931, S.N.B. and W.D.T. 250373); the Susan G. Komen Foundation (W.D.T. ECTR111806); the National Breast Cancer Foundation (W.D.T. 399182); the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (G.P.R. PC073444, S.N.B., W.D.T. and DAMD 17-03-1-0618) and Prostate Cancer Foundation Australia (G.P.R. PG6). I. D. D. is supported in part by a Victorian Cancer Agency Clinical Researcher Fellowship and is an honorary NHMRC Practitioner Fellow.