Close link between breast cancer & apoptosis

The mammary gland represents an unique model system to allow investigation of factors that underpin biological initiation apoptotic processes and related signal transduction pathways. One advantage is the gland, unlike most other organs, has capacity go through many cycles growth, differentiation anatomical structural development. Indeed, evolved highly efficient (that straddle both lactation post-lactational phases) which regulate balance between cell death proliferation. This paper will discuss molecular cellular aspects apoptosis in with a particular emphasis on role breast cancer