It is now apparent that several fields of investigation are
converging upon each other as the goal of finding a
practical way to prevent cancer is pursued. The present
monograph represents the efforts of an interdisciplinary ESO
Task Force that was convened to assess interactions of
peptide growth factors and steroid-like molecules in the
prevention of cancer. Each of the participants in the Task
Force represents a differentscientific discipline, and the
monogrph is intended to be a synthesis of their different
approaches to the common problem of cancer prevention.
It is hoped that the reader will find this monograph to be
of use in the evaluation of both preclinical and clinical
approaches to the major issues that face us in
chemoprevention. It is clear that prevention of cancer is an
idea whose time has come, and the problem now is to
implement the most effective approaches toward achieving the
desired goals.